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.
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Nov- 2025 -21 November
Asda sells 24 stores to lease back in £568m deal
Asda has revealed that it has sold 24 stores to investors, which it has leased back, raising £568m. The company confirmed that four stores (Small Heath, Colindale, Coventry Abbey Park and Killingbeck) have been sold to DTZ Investors and leased back. It also confirmed that 20 stores and the Lutterworth…
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20 November
JD Sports warns of future volatility despite Q3 sales rise
JD Sports has seen total Q3 sales rise by 8.1%, but has warned that volatility and rising unemployment may hit its full-year profits. In the UK, like-for-like sales were down by 3.3% amid a “tough consumer backdrop and unseasonably warmer weather” in September, which hit apparel sales and the group’s Outdoors…
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20 November
Half of retail workers report workplace conflict, Acas says
Half of working-age adults employed in Britain’s retail and wholesale sector experienced conflict at work during the past year, according to new data from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas). The organisation reported a 50% conflict rate in the sector, compared with a 44% national figure. Administrative and support…
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20 November
Games Workshop HY profits to be no less than £135m
Games Workshop has revealed that it expects its profit before tax to be no less than £135m for the half year ended 30 November 2025, an increase from the £126.8m it posted in the same period last year. The company had previously warned that Donald Trump’s tariff measures could wipe…
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20 November
Dr Martens cuts first-half losses as new strategy bears fruit
Dr Martens has reduced its H1 2026 losses after early benefits from its Levers for Growth strategy helped lift full-price sales and strengthen its balance sheet. The company reported a pre-tax loss of £11m for the 26 weeks to 28 September, an improvement on the £28.7m loss a year earlier. …
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19 November
Iceland Foods to double Ireland presence with four new Dunnes stores
Iceland Foods has doubled its number of store-within-a-store (SWAS) concepts in Ireland, strengthening its successful partnership with retailer Dunnes Stores. Four new Iceland concessions opened before the end of the year in Dunnes stores, with the first launching in Ennis last month on 30 October. Additional openings followed in Dunnes…
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19 November
Sweaty Betty relocates Leeds store after 11 years
Sweaty Betty has announced it is relocating to an 835 sq ft unit in Victoria Gate, Leeds, today (19 November), ending an 11-year run in Victoria Quarter. The move forms part of the estate’s efforts to expand its line-up of health and wellness brands. Victoria Leeds, which is owned and…
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19 November
Inflation falls to 3.6% in October despite rising food prices
Inflation eased slightly to 3.6% in October, down from 3.8% in September, as housing and household services helped offset a rise in food prices, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Gas and electricity prices rose more slowly than a year earlier following Ofgem’s latest…
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19 November
Mulberry HY losses narrow as full-price sales lift margins
Mulberry Group has reported that its losses before tax narrowed, from £15.3m to £7.4m, in the 26-week period to 27 September, as the luxury brand pushed ahead with its turnaround strategy and tightened control of costs. The group also maintains that trading remained in line with board expectations during the…
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19 November
WHSmith CEO steps down amid ‘extremely serious’ accounting errors
The CEO of WHSmith has resigned with immediate effect as the group published a report that revealed the extent of “extremely serious” accounting errors in its North America division. Following an independent review from Deloitte for FY23 to FY25, a report concluded that the division’s treatment of supplier income was not…
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