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News is Retail Sector’s central hub for breaking stories, market developments and company updates from across the UK retail industry. This category delivers authoritative, timely coverage on everything from trading performance and executive changes to store openings, brand activity and supply chain developments.

Retail Sector’s news coverage focuses on the business realities behind the headlines — providing retail professionals with context on how each development impacts operations, strategy and market confidence. Readers can expect clear, accurate reporting designed to keep decision-makers informed and competitive in a fast-moving retail landscape.

News

News is Retail Sector’s central hub for breaking stories, market developments and company updates from across the UK retail industry. This category delivers authoritative, timely coverage on everything from trading performance and executive changes to store openings, brand activity and supply chain developments.

Retail Sector’s news coverage focuses on the business realities behind the headlines — providing retail professionals with context on how each development impacts operations, strategy and market confidence. Readers can expect clear, accurate reporting designed to keep decision-makers informed and competitive in a fast-moving retail landscape.

UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas

UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to…

Retailers vow to control acid-attack ingredient sales

Some of the country’s largest retailers and independent business leaders have pledged not to…

Christmas discounts push shop price deflation to 9-month high

Shop prices in December fell at their fastest rate for nine months, having previously been…

Asda opens UK’s first ‘parcel vending machine’

A new automated ‘parcel tower’ for George.com’s click-and-collect service has been installed…

Waitrose bans sales of high caffeine drinks to minors

Supermarket giant Waitrose has announced that it will ban sales of highly caffeinated energy…

Next boosts profit forecast by £7m after stronger Christmas sales

Clothing retailer Next has raised its full year profit forecast by £7m after delivering a…

Retail entertainment reaches ‘all-time-high’ in 2017

The size of the UK’s retail entertainment market reached an all-time high of £7.24bn in 2017…

Festive footfall disappoints despite increase on New Years Day

Footfall dropped by -10.5% on New Year’s Eve compared with the previous year, according to…

Co-op to open 100 new food stores in 2018

The Co-op has confirmed plans to open 100 new food stores across the UK in 2018, creating an…

Retail associations respond to ‘encouraging’ Autumn Budget

A number of retail associations have responded positively to the Chancellor’s Budget which…