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- 2022 -10 November
Poundland to close on Boxing Day and New Year’s amid recruiting drive
Poundland has revealed that for the third year in a row all its stores will be closed on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. As part of its Christmas plans the discount retailer also confirmed it will take on around 1,200 seasonal colleagues to work in stores across the UK…
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10 November
B&M maintains FY23 outlook despite £40m profit drop
B&M has maintained its previous guidance for the full year (FY23) with group adjusted Ebitda expected to be in the range of £550m-£600m, as the company expects to retain customers due to the economic crunch. This comes despite a 16.7% drop in pre-tax profits year-on-year for the 26 weeks to…
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10 November
WH Smith profits soar amid global travel return
WH Smith has reported a headline pre-tax profit of £61m for the year to the end of August, against a £104m loss last year, beating market expectations. It also posted a “significant recovery” in group performance with revenue of £1.4bn, up from £886m in 2021. The company said it would…
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10 November
Revolution Beauty CEO resigns amid audit investigation
Revolution Beauty has announced that CEO Adam Minto has resigned as a director and stepped down from the business “with immediate effect” amid an ongoing accounting probe. Last month, Minto stepped away from the day-to-day management of the business as an independent investigation was carried out by Forensic Risk Alliance…
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10 November
Next Boss urges gov to allow more overseas workers
Next CEO Simon Wolfson has urged the government to allow more overseas workers into the UK on account of the country’s current “chronic” labour shortages, according to the BBC. As a pro-Brexit Conservative peer, Wolfson’s calls on the government to alleviate staff shortages through immigration come as the UK’s current…
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9 November
Atomos partners with WTW
Atomos has appointed WTW to provide multi-asset investment solutions for its UK-based retail investment portfolios. The agreement, based on a three-year exclusivity period for this service, will enable Atomos to take advantage of WTW’s 150 strong global investment research and portfolio management team in order to strengthen the investment propositions…
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9 November
Allbirds sees Q3 profits fall despite strong revenues
US footwear retailer Allbirds, which operates three stores in London and a concession in Selfridges, has revealed its gross profits declined 4% in Q3 to $32.5m (£28.2m), down from $33.9m (£33.9m) the previous year. The decline comes despite it experiencing an uptick in revenues, up 15.9% YoY to $72.7m (£63.3m).…
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9 November
Adidas lowers forecast amid Yeezy split
Adidas has lowered its full year guidance for FY22 with total revenues now expected to grow at a low-single-digit rate and net income from continuing operations will reach around €250m (£219m), following Adidas’ decision to terminate its ‘Yeezy’ partnership with Kanye West on 25 October which sees “high seasonality” towards…
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9 November
M&S profits fall by 24% in H2
Marks and Spencers has seen its profit-before-tax fall by 23.7% to £205.5m in the second half of the year. Nonetheless, it revealed that its food offering “outperformed” both in value and volume in the UK as its sales grew 5.6% in its half year results ended 1 October 2022. It…
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9 November
Next snaps up Made.com brand following collapse
Next has acquired the Made.com brand for £3.4m following the furniture retailer’s collapse into administration, which may see the loss of up to 500 jobs. It comes as MDL, Made’s operating subsidiary, appointed Zelf Hussain, Peter David Dickens and Rachael Maria Wilkinson of PwC as administrators of the group. Following…
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