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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Jun- 2025 -23 June
Morrisons orders head office staff to return to full-time work
Morrisons has ordered staff at its head office in Bradford to return to a full five days a week in the office, reversing its flexible working policy, according to the Telegraph. Previously, the supermarket allowed its head office staff to work a 37.5 hour four-and-a-half day week flexibly, but this…
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23 June
Aldi to recruit for 1,000 new store roles before 2026
Aldi is set to recruit for 1,000 store roles across the UK as it accelerates its store openings programme for the rest of 2025. The group said it is hiring for a range of in-store positions including store assistants, cleaners, apprentices and management roles. The recruitment drive follows a public…
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23 June
Mulberry eyes £20m fundraising as losses widen
Mulberry has announced plans to raise £20m in funding as part of a turnaround plan to return to profitability, as it anticipates its full-year losses will widen. The group said it expects to report a profit loss before tax of around £23m, ahead of the £22.6m loss reported last year,…
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23 June
River Island to shut 33 stores with hundreds of jobs at risk
River Island is reportedly planning to shutter 33 shops as part of a restructuring plan that would see hundreds of jobs at risk, Sky News has reported. The family-owned group, which currently operates around 230 stores, confirmed the proposals on Friday (20 June) following reports that it was working…
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20 June
Matalan losses widen to £67m
Matalan has revealed a loss-before-tax for the 52 weeks to 24 May 2025 of £67m, up from £60m the previous year, driven by “exceptional non-cash impacting items”. Total revenue fell 9% to £985m, down from £1.08bn in 2024, although performance improved in the second half, particularly online. Gross margin rose…
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20 June
Retail sales see sharpest monthly fall since December 2023
Retail sales volumes fell by 2.7% in May, according to the latest retail sales figures from the ONS, marking the sharpest monthly decline since December 2023. The fall followed a revised 1.3% rise in April and was driven largely by reduced spending in food stores and weaker sales of clothing…
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20 June
Morrisons Q2 sales up 4.2% to £3.9bn
Morrisons has revealed that its total sales rose 4.2% up to £3.9bn for the 13 weeks ended 27 April 2025. Alongside this its like-for-like group sales were up 3.9%. The supermarket stated that this followed successful in-store trials of new initiatives including a more focused range, improvements to Market Street…
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20 June
Young adults lift UK consumer confidence despite economic concerns
Consumer confidence in the UK rose modestly in June, buoyed by optimism among younger age groups despite continuing concerns over inflation and global instability, according to new data from GfK. The research firm’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by two points to -18, with improvements in views of the wider…
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19 June
Co-op secures £350m sustainability-linked loan from six banks
Co-op has secured a £350m loan facility from a syndicate of six major banks, in a deal that ties borrowing rates to environmental and social impact targets. The lenders include HSBC UK, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest and Rabobank, a Dutch co-operative bank. NatWest acted as facility agent and mandated lead…
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19 June
Waitrose to open first major supermarket in seven years
Waitrose is set to open its first full-line supermarket in seven years, which will be built at Brabazon, a new urban community in North Bristol. The 30,000 sq ft store will create around 150 new jobs and is expected to open in 2027. The retailer signed a multi-million pound deal…
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