Artificial Intelligence
This coverage examines the role of artificial intelligence in the UK retail sector, focusing on how AI shapes customer experience, supply chain optimisation, workforce efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. Reporting highlights practical applications, strategic investments, and emerging technologies, offering insights for retail executives, managers, and professionals exploring innovation and competitive advantage through AI.
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Dec- 2025 -9 DecemberGovernment
Government sets out £725m apprenticeship reforms
The government has announced a £725m package of apprenticeship reforms intended to expand training routes for young people and address rising youth unemployment over the next three years. Under the plans, ministers expect about 50,000 young people to benefit from new apprenticeship and training opportunities. The programme includes a £140m…
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1 DecemberComment
Driving innovation: the role of data in modern logistics
In the era of digital transformation and connected supply chains, data is at the heart of every innovation in modern logistics. From tracking deliveries in real time to ensuring regulatory compliance, digital data solutions are revolutionising how goods move across the world. For instance, the adoption of a digital tachograph…
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Nov- 2025 -26 NovemberOnline & Digital
France seeks three-month Shein suspension over illicit products
France will ask a Paris judge today (Wednesday 26 November) to suspend Shein’s website for three months after officials said that childlike sex dolls and banned weapons had been identified on the platform, Reuters has reported. The request follows the disabling of Shein’s marketplace in France on 5 November, though…
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11 NovemberComment
Protecting your culture, identity, and people when inviting private equity investment
Private equity (PE) investment can provide a lifeline for struggling retailers with turnaround potential. PE firms can purchase these assets, install new management, and apply their expertise and network to get the business back to profitability, re-establishing its place in the market. For promising retailers, the capital, expertise, and commercial…
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberPeople Moves
Amazon quarterly sales rise 13% to $180bn as AWS growth accelerates
Amazon reported a 13% increase in net sales to $180.2 bn (£135.2 bn) for the three months to 30 September 2025, up from $158.9 bn (£119.2 bn) a year earlier, as artificial intelligence and cloud services drove growth. North America sales rose 11% year on year to $106.3 bn (£79.7…
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29 OctoberOnline & Digital
Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs globally amid AI shift
Amazon is reportedly set to cut around 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring drive linked to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), raising uncertainty for the company’s 75,000 UK workers, according to Sky News. The US technology group said affected teams would be informed by management…
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24 OctoberOnline & Digital
Very Group posts record earnings of £307m despite revenue fall
The Very Group has reported record EBITDA of £307.1m for the 52 weeks ended 28 June 2025, up 15.9% on the previous year, as tighter cost control and a shift towards higher-margin categories offset weaker sales. The performance saw the group’s adjusted EBITDA margin increase to 14.7%, from 12.5% the…
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22 OctoberOnline & Digital
Virgin Wines FY profits dip 5% to £1.6m amid cost pressures
Virgin Wines UK has reported a 5% fall in profits before tax to £1.6m in the year ended 28 June, as cost pressures linked to government policy weighed on margins. According to the wine retailer, most of its cost increases stemmed from a rise in alcohol duty and a new…
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3 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Brunello Cucinelli revenues pass €1bn
Brunello Cucinelli has reported revenues above €1bn (£870m) for the first nine months of 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 10.8% at current exchange rates and 11.3% at constant rates. The Italian fashion house said all regions contributed to growth, with sales in Asia up 15.6%, the Americas rising 9.2%…
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
AllSaints appoints new chief people and technology officers
AllSaints has promoted Alex Didymiotis to chief people officer and Alfie Meekings to chief transformation and technology officer, bringing the pair onto the brand group’s global leadership team. Didymiotis joined AllSaints in April 2024 as global people and culture director, having previously held senior roles at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, TFG…
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