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Third of UK-listed retailers issued a profit warning in 2025, EY finds

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Barbour sees FY profits jump as revenue hits £350m

Comment

Comment features expert perspectives and thought leadership from across the UK retail industry. This section includes opinion pieces, analysis, and commentary from senior retail executives, analysts, and sector specialists on the commercial, strategic, and operational forces shaping retail. Retail Sector’s Comment coverage explores issues such as consumer behaviour shifts, technology adoption, sustainability, regulation, and leadership — providing retail professionals with authoritative insight to inform decision-making and strategic planning.

Comment

Comment features expert perspectives and thought leadership from across the UK retail industry. This section includes opinion pieces, analysis, and commentary from senior retail executives, analysts, and sector specialists on the commercial, strategic, and operational forces shaping retail. Retail Sector’s Comment coverage explores issues such as consumer behaviour shifts, technology adoption, sustainability, regulation, and leadership — providing retail professionals with authoritative insight to inform decision-making and strategic planning.

Rethinking retail rewards in an era of ad fatigue

UK consumers are navigating a relentless wave of marketing exposure. Estimates suggest the…

Is M&S signalling a structural shift in property strategy?

Mainstream retailers are increasingly treading on the discounters’ turf – and it appears…

How EV charging increases footfall and boosts customer loyalty

As the rate of EV adoption among the public increases, more drivers are looking for places…

Retail media: Hugh Stevens on the data that powers the future

Retail media has emerged from the periphery of marketing strategy into one of the most…

Curating the clutter: How brands can cut-through product overwhelm

Consumers are met with an overwhelming volume of information each day, leading to decision…

It’s time we had a system that stopped taxing retailers as if it were 1599

Our high streets have had a tough time in recent years – battered by a global…

What will separate supply chain winners and losers in the years to come

For decades, logistics and supply chain operations have been the unsung heroes of…

Using AI to modernise CX in retail

The retail sector is at a crossroads. At a time when products and prices can often be easily…

Why are retail sites installing EV chargers?

Why are EV Charge Point Operators taking such an interest in retail sites?  The number of…

Let’s not profit over young people’s mental health

The prognosis for the national – and now the global – economy is looking dire,…
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