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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Jul- 2024 -3 July
JD.com considers Evri bid
Chinese online retailer JD.com is reportedly considering a bid for parcel delivery company Evri. It is now thought to be in the second stage of bidding after tabling a non-binding offer last month, according to Reuters. Other companies involved in the process include Polish parcel locker firm InPost and Alibaba…
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3 July
M&S to open flagship stores in Bath and Bristol
Marks and Spencer has revealed plans to open new flagship stores in Bath and Bristol as it looks to cement its offering around the UK. The move will see it return to Bristol city centre with a brand-new 80,000 sq ft flagship full-line store at Cabot Circus. The store is…
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3 July
Topps Tiles Q3 sales fall 6.9% amid ‘subdued demand’
Topps Tiles has reported that sales were 6.9% lower year-on-year during the third quarter to 29 June, as the trading environment remained “broadly unchanged” from that described in its interim results on 21 May. It revealed group sales were also 6.2% lower than the prior year in the 39-week period.…
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3 July
Asda appoints VP for ecommerce
Asda has appointed David Devany as vice president for ecommerce as it looks to further strengthen its leadership team to deliver against its long-term growth strategy. Devany will join the supermarket in due course from Iceland Foods, where he has held the role of group chief customer, marketing and digital…
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3 July
B&Q appoints new director of responsible business
B&Q has announced the appointment of Joanna Gluzman as director of responsible business. Gluzman has over 25 years of experience spanning ESG and investor relations, most recently at PZ Cussons, a FTSE 250 FMCG company as chief sustainability officer overseeing the sustainability strategy and implementation internationally. She has also held…
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2 July
Today’s news in brief-2/7/24
Shop price inflation in the UK saw a significant slowdown in June, dropping to 0.2% from 0.6% in May, marking the lowest rate since October 2021. This decline was driven by a 1% decrease in non-food prices and a deceleration in food inflation to 2.5%. Helen Dickinson of the BRC…
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2 July
M&S launches clothing repair service
Marks and Spencer has recently announced it will offer a dedicated clothing repair service for the first time. With new insight from M&S revealing only 10% of the population is confident enough to repair clothing themselves and 60% of consumers looking for retailers to offer more services which support them…
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2 July
Virgin Wines makes three leadership appointments
Virgin Wines, one of the UK’s largest direct-to-consumer online wine retailers, has announced three key senior management appointments to bolster its leadership team. Danny Cooper has been appointed chief information officer (CIO) having worked in IT roles for almost three decades. Initially holding Infrastructure and Architecture roles within JP Morgan…
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2 July
Sainsbury’s Q1 sales jump 2.6% as it hails market share gains
Sainsbury’s has revealed that its retail sales rose 2.6% and also hailed its market share gains during the 16 weeks ended 22 June 2024. Sales at Sainsbury’s alone rose 4.2%, with grocery sales up 4.8% but its general merchandise and clothing sales dropped 4.3%. The retailer stated that the sales drop…
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2 July
Shop price inflation eases to 0.2% in June
Shop price annual inflation eased to 0.2% in June, down from 0.6% in May, the lowest rate of price growth since October 2021. According to the BRC and NielsenIQ shop price index, this figure is below the 3-month average rate of 0.5%. Non-food fell 1% in June, down from 0.8%…
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