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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Oct- 2022 -5 October
Tesco raises pay despite profit hit
Tesco has seen its profits tumble in the first half of the year, with profit before tax plummeting by 64% to £413m, as the group contends with “significant” cost inflation and changing consumer habits. Nonetheless, revenues rose by 6.7% to £32.5bn in the period, while the group announced it would…
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5 October
Topps Tiles hails ‘record’ FY22 sales
Topps Tiles has revealed its sales for the 52-week period ended 1 October 2022 (FY22) hit £247.3m, marking a second consecutive “record” year of turnover, with year-on-year sales growth of 10.6%. Group sales in the 13 weeks to 1 October (Q4) also increased 4.3% year-on-year, and average weekly sales per…
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4 October
Made.com begins talks with prospective buyers
Made.com has announced that it has entered into non-disclosure agreements and begun discussions with a number of interested parties for the sale of the group. The interested parties will be provided with additional information on the group and will be invited to put forward non-binding indicative proposals in mid-October. The…
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4 October
John Lewis doubles down on rental as part of new sustainability pledges
The John Lewis Partnership has doubled down on its pledge to “protect and restore nature” with a set of new sustainability pledges which will also see it develop more rental, resale and return opportunities. It said it comes as climate experts estimate that to limit global warming to the recommended…
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4 October
Greggs sales rise 15% in Q3
Greggs has seen its total sales rise by 14.6% for the 13 weeks to 1 October 2022, with company-managed shop like-for-like sales up 9.7% in the quarter. Despite this sales boost, year-on-year growth slowed in August given the “particularly strong” staycation effect, though momentum returned in September. The closure of…
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3 October
Currys confirms third hourly pay increase in 13 months
Currys has announced an additional rise for hourly paid colleagues in the UK by a further 3.5% to £10.35 per hour (£11.43 per hour in London), the third rise in the last 13 months, one month after the latest rise came into effect. In total, Currys said it has increased…
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3 October
John Lewis launches womenswear rental platform
John Lewis has partnered with rental platform HURR to launch its first ever womenswear rental platform to help “encourage a more sustainable way of shopping”. Launching today (3 October), the John Lewis Fashion Rental will host over 25 brands from Olivia Rubin, O Pioneers, & Other Stories and Seraphina with…
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3 October
Morrisons faces £100m hit to borrowing costs amid debt pile up
Morrisons is facing a near-£100m hit to its borrowing costs amid market turmoil adding pressure on the supermarket chain. According to The Times, over half of the grocer’s longer-term debt is at a floating rate and it has no interest hedging in place. Ratings agency Moody’s reportedly estimates that recent…
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3 October
Frasers urges MySale shareholders to accept offer
Frasers has published a letter in which it urged MySale shareholders who have not yet accepted the mandatory offer to do so “as soon as possible” so as to be received or settled by no later than 1.00pm on 1 November 2022. It comes after Frasers announced that, as at…
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Sep- 2022 -30 September
Made.com H1 losses widen amid lower demand
Made.com has revealed its loss before tax has dropped by 25.2% to £35.3m for the six months to 30 June 2022 (H1 FY22), down from a loss of £10.1m in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA also declined by 32.6% year-on-year from £1.1m to a loss of £31.5m amid…
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