Board
This coverage highlights board-level developments shaping the UK retail industry, from executive appointments and leadership reshuffles to governance strategy and corporate direction. Retail Sector reports on boardroom changes across major retail brands, supermarkets, and e-commerce operators, analysing how leadership decisions influence company performance, culture, and market positioning. Coverage includes director appointments, succession planning, governance best practices, and strategic decision-making at the highest levels. For retail professionals, these insights illuminate how leadership dynamics drive operational change, investor confidence, and long-term growth across the sector.
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Nov- 2025 -26 NovemberEconomy
Budget business rates plan ‘an attack on London and the Southeast’, says Colliers
Business rates changes announced in the November Budget 2025 amount to “an attack on London and the Southeast”, according to Colliers, which said most of the firms facing higher charges under the new system are based in the two regions. The comments came as the government confirmed that overall business…
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26 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Matalan appoints new people and talent director
Matalan has appointed people and talent director Beccy Davies as it strengthens its leadership team ahead of the new year. Davies joined the business in November and reports to chief people officer Alyson Fadil. She has held senior HR roles across the retail and technology sectors, including eight years with…
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20 NovemberHigh Street
Games Workshop HY profits to be no less than £135m
Games Workshop has revealed that it expects its profit before tax to be no less than £135m for the half year ended 30 November 2025, an increase from the £126.8m it posted in the same period last year. The company had previously warned that Donald Trump’s tariff measures could wipe…
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19 NovemberLuxury Goods
Mulberry HY losses narrow as full-price sales lift margins
Mulberry Group has reported that its losses before tax narrowed, from £15.3m to £7.4m, in the 26-week period to 27 September, as the luxury brand pushed ahead with its turnaround strategy and tightened control of costs. The group also maintains that trading remained in line with board expectations during the…
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19 NovemberHigh Street
WHSmith CEO steps down amid ‘extremely serious’ accounting errors
The CEO of WHSmith has resigned with immediate effect as the group published a report that revealed the extent of “extremely serious” accounting errors in its North America division. Following an independent review from Deloitte for FY23 to FY25, a report concluded that the division’s treatment of supplier income was not…
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17 NovemberComment
Is your proof of delivery fit for today’s shopper?
A £500 games console, the weekly groceries or a repeat prescription from the chemist. Whatever the item is, today’s consumers are monitoring packages in real time, with eagle-eyed attention and rising expectations that delivery will be smooth and hassle-free. When parcels are now going from checkout to doorstep in hours,…
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17 NovemberPeople Moves
Walmart CEO steps down after more than a decade
Doug McMillon is set to step down as president and CEO of Walmart, having spent more than a decade in the role, as the company announced it has elected John Furner as his successor. McMillon will retire on 31 January 2026, having taken up the role in 2014, but will remain…
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17 NovemberHigh Street
The Works sales dip 0.3% in H1 despite stronger store trading
The Works has reported that total sales dipped slightly, from £124.2m to £123.8m in the 26-week period to 2 November, despite store like-for-like sales rising by 4% due to the impact of its strategy to improve layouts, ranges and marketing. The group still maintains that it is on course to…
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12 NovemberPeople Moves
British Airways boss Sean Doyle to join M&S board
Marks and Spencer has appointed Sean Doyle, chair and chief executive of British Airways, as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2025. Doyle, who leads one of the UK’s best-known airlines, will join the retailer’s audit and risk and nomination committees on the same date. His appointment follows…
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11 NovemberPeople Moves
JD Sports appoints Sarah Kuijlaars as new non-executive director
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Sarah Kuijlaars as an independent non-executive director, effective 10 November 2025. Kuijlaars, currently chief financial officer at Tate and Lyle, will join the board’s audit and risk committee and nomination committee. She is due to succeed Ian Dyson as chair of the audit and risk…
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