Leicester
This coverage explores developments in Leicester relevant to the UK retail industry, with a focus on the city’s retail economy, store openings and closures, supply chain issues, and workforce matters. Reporting highlights how local events and trends — including labour practices, factory conditions, and community initiatives — shape retail operations and brand strategies. Designed for executives, managers, and professionals assessing market conditions and ethical considerations in Leicester’s retail landscape.
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Aug- 2025 -15 AugustSponsored Articles
Five forces reshaping UK fulfilment, and how brands can respond
In the UK, shifts in technology, consumer expectations, and economic pressure are driving structural change across the fulfilment sector – positioning it now as a core driver of customer experience and brand reputation. At Fidelity Fulfilment, we work with both fast-scaling DTC brands and some of the UK’s largest multichannel…
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Jul- 2025 -28 JulyHealth & Beauty
Superdrug to open 9,000 sq ft store at Highcross Leicester
Superdrug will officially open a 9,000 sq ft store at Highcross Leicester this autumn, taking over two units on the lower mall formerly occupied by Paperchase and Designer Furniture Store. The health and beauty chain has signed a 10-year lease as part of its continued investment in physical retail. It…
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Mar- 2025 -17 MarchFeatures
Can Boohoo’s rebrand solve its fast fashion woes?
In the run-up to Boohoo announcing its name change to Debenhams Group, the fashion business had battled an onslaught of media scrutiny – and we’re only halfway through the 2020s. Let’s recap this chain of events: in 2020, a Sunday Times investigation found that Boohoo suppliers in Leicester were getting…
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Feb- 2025 -13 FebruarySupermarkets
Tesco commits to 1,500 apprenticeships by 2027
Tesco has pledged to expand its Stronger Starts Apprenticeship programme, providing 1,500 apprenticeship opportunities for young people by 2027, following National Apprenticeship Week. The initiative comes as part of Tesco’s ongoing efforts to help tackle the challenge of youth unemployment in England and remove the barriers many young people face…
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Jan- 2025 -17 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-17/1/25
Retail sales in the UK fell by 0.3% in December, disappointing analysts who anticipated a 0.4% rise during the Christmas season. The decline, attributed to the poorest supermarket sales since 2013, was partly offset by a 4.4% rise in clothing sales. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that food…
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17 JanuaryDIY
CDS to open three more Range sites in former Homebase locations
CDS Superstores will be opening three new The Range sites in former Homebase stores in Stroud, Leicester and Blandford Forum on 31 January. The openings are the latest step in the group’s transformation of up to 70 ex-Homebase sites since CDS acquired them in November 2024. According to CDS Superstores,…
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Nov- 2024 -18 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-18/11/24
Sephora is poised for an ambitious UK expansion, planning 20 new stores by 2027, doubling its physical footprint. CEO Guillaume Motte attributes renewed confidence in the UK market to an improved competitive landscape. The brand, which re-entered the UK in 2022 after a 17-year absence, currently operates six stores, with…
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18 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Boohoo faces criticism after reviving ties with controversial supplier
Boohoo is reportedly facing growing criticism after reinstating a supplier it had previously cut ties with amid a modern slavery scandal. According to an investigation from The Telegraph, the Leicester-based GN Euro is again supplying womenswear to the online retailer, despite being struck off in 2021, after Boohoo was hit…
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Oct- 2024 -25 OctoberDepartment Stores
Frasers Group opens 70,000 sq. ft Flannels Leeds flagship
Frasers has opened a new store in Leeds marking its sixth ‘flagship’ store with additional locations in London, Leicester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle. The store, which stretches across six floors and over 70,000 sq.ft, offers luxury and contemporary designer fashion brands, beauty retail concepts, a luxury resale space, full-scale homeware…
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Sep- 2024 -18 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Footasylum profits double to £6m in ‘record’ FY results
Footasylum has reported that its profit before tax more than doubled, rising 112% to £6m during the period ended 27 January 2024, marking another year of record growth. The group also reported record revenues, which increased by 7% to £319.5m, with EBITDA rising 41% to £22.5m and operating profits rising…
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