Expansion
This coverage examines retail expansion strategies and activities within the UK market. Reporting highlights store openings, market entry plans, international growth, investment in new formats, and leadership decisions driving growth. With a focus on commercial opportunities and competitive positioning, it provides insights for executives and managers overseeing strategic development and operational rollout.
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Dec- 2025 -3 DecemberFeatures
Inside Quiz’s measured return to store expansion
Quiz Clothing is entering a new phase. After two difficult years marked by falling demand due to fading relevance with its core shopper, and a short spell in administration, the Glasgow-based fashion retailer is preparing to expand again. The business, which operates 40 UK stores and works with franchise and…
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2 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Oliver Bonas continues expansion with 20 more stores planned for 2026
Oliver Bonas is set to open or relocate five stores before the end of 2025 and plans a further 20 new sites in 2026 as the business accelerates its expansion across the UK and Ireland. The upcoming openings include Lincoln on 5 December, followed by Silverburn and Altrincham on 13…
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2 DecemberDIY
Topps Tiles posts record FY sales as it returns to profitability
Topps Tiles has returned to profit in its full-year results, as statutory profits hit £8.3m, up from a £16.2m loss in 2024, with adjusted pre-tax profits soaring 46% to £9.2m.It comes as the group welcomed a “record” year of sales, as adjusted revenues rose by 6.8% to £295.8m, with each…
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1 DecemberSupermarkets
Asda sales fall 2.8% in Q3 amid ‘severe’ tech disruption
Asda has seen like-for-like sales fall by 2.8% in the third quarter, as trading was hit by “severe” disruption to its systems following a major technology cutover amid Project Future. Project Future is a multiyear programme which aims to separate around 2,500 legacy systems and move operations onto new platforms.…
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Nov- 2025 -28 NovemberSupermarkets
Lidl outlines £14.5bn economic contribution in FY24
Lidl GB has reported £14.5bn in gross value added to the British economy during the 2024 financial year, according to its first socioeconomic impact report. The document sets out the retailer’s contribution through its operations, supply chain and employment. The report states that Lidl paid more than £1bn in tax…
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27 NovemberHigh Street
Quiz reopens stores in Aberdeen and Telford as part of expansion
Quiz Clothing has reopened shops in Aberdeen and Telford as part of its 2025 expansion programme, returning the fashion retailer to both cities with new units of about 2,000 sq ft in key shopping centres. The Aberdeen store has launched in the Bon Accord shopping centre, which hosts more than…
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27 NovemberDIY
Halfords HY sales rise 4.1% amid retail and autocentre expansion
Halfords has reported that group sales rose 4.1% on a like-for-like basis, with cycling up 9%, for the 26-week period to 26 September, driven by stronger demand in its cycling division and steady growth across its retail and autocentre operations. As retail and autocentre sales grew by 4% and 4.3%…
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27 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Debenhams Group losses narrow despite revenue fall
Debenhams Group has reduced its statutory loss after tax to £3.4m for the six months to 31 August 2025, down from £126.7m a year earlier, despite a fall in revenue as the company continued its restructuring programme. The group reported revenues of £296.9m for the period in H126, down 23%…
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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 NovemberPeople Moves
LuxExperience appoints new Mytheresa CEO
LuxExperience has appointed Francis Belin as the new chief executive officer of Mytheresa, effective 1 January 2026.Belin brings “extensive and diverse” luxury experience and proven leadership in driving international growth. He was most recently president of Asia Pacific and overlooked global Luxury and Asian Art at Christie’s, where he helped…
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