Liverpool
This coverage focuses on retail activity and developments in Liverpool, including store openings and closures, investment projects, consumer trends, and regional market performance. Reporting highlights how retailers adapt strategies to Liverpool’s economic and cultural landscape — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals overseeing retail operations in this key UK city.
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Dec- 2025 -4 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Frasers ‘remains cautious’ despite 5% sales rise in H1
Frasers Group has welcomed a “solid” first half of trading, as revenues rose 5% to £2.58bn, driven by an international revenue growth of 42.8%, but said it “remains cautious” amid tough market conditions. Despite the rise in sales, adjusted pre-tax profits fell by 2.8% to £290.9m following an £82.3m rise…
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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 -14 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Home Bargains selects Evolve for resilient connectivity across the UK
Major discount retailer Home Bargains has partnered with leading managed network solutions provider Evolve Business Group to bring resilient, secure payments and connectivity to more than 650 stores across the UK, with 50 stores already rolled out. Founded in Liverpool in 1976 by Tom Morris, Home Bargains is well known…
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14 NovemberShopping Centres
Landsec ups guidance amid falling profits
Bluewater owner Landsec has announced that it has upped its guidance for the year as it shifts away from office developments to retail sites and building more homes. The company told shareholders that it is on track to deliver growth in net rental income of between 4% and 5% this…
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5 NovemberSupermarkets
Aldi to open 16 new stores in run up to Christmas
Aldi announced it is to open 16 new stores between Thursday 6 November and Friday 12 December 2025, as it continues its £650m investment into its store estate. The new stores locations include Kirkintilloch in Scotland, Cheadle in Staffordshire, Billericay in Essex and Kentish Town in London. The UK’s fourth-largest…
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3 NovemberEntertainment
Miniso UK reports record sales growth as store expansion accelerates
Miniso UK has reported record sales growth, with total revenue projected to reach £42m by the end of 2025 – up from £26.1m in 2023 – as the retailer continues an aggressive store expansion programme across the country. The company said revenue had risen 243% since 2023, driven by a…
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Oct- 2025 -14 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Luxe Collective to be revived following Fashionphile acquisition
Six months after closing the £10m business, Luxe Collective and its founders have returned to the luxury resale market through a new partnership with US company Fashionphile. The deal covers Luxe Collective’s intellectual property, customer database and social media assets. The Liverpool-based resale business entered insolvency in May. Its website…
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13 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo owner posts fourth consecutive year of record profits
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing has reported its fourth consecutive year of record profits, with group performance lifted by strong sales in Japan and continued international growth. The company said pre-tax profit rose 16.8% year-on-year to £3.18bn for the 12 months to 31 August, while operating profit increased 16.6% to £2.76bn.…
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10 OctoberPeople Moves
Very Media Group names Paul Stafford as head of retail media
Very Media Group, which is operated by The Very Group, has bolstered its senior leadership team with the appointment of Paul Stafford as head of retail media. Stafford, who helped launch Superdrug’s retail media network Optimo, joins the Liverpool-based retailer to lead its retail media proposition. Bringing with him over…
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberFeatures
How the Fine Bedding Company became Family Business of the Year
When The Fine Bedding Company (FBC) was named Family Business of the Year in the Innovation category at this year’s Family Business United awards, it recognised more than a century of combining family heritage with forward-looking sustainability. The accolade marked a journey that began in Liverpool in 1912 and now…
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