Technology
This coverage explores how technology shapes the UK retail sector, focusing on digital transformation, e-commerce platforms, in-store innovations, data analytics, and supply chain systems. Reporting highlights how retailers leverage technology to improve efficiency, enhance customer experience, and stay competitive — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals driving retail innovation and operations.
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberOnline & Digital
Moonpig appoints Autotrader COO as new CEO
Moonpig has announced the appointment of Catherine Faiers as its new chief executive officer. She takes over from Nickyl Raithatha who, as announced on 26 June 2025, is stepping down as CEO after seven years in the business. Raithatha’s leaving date will also be announced in due course. Faiers is…
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29 OctoberPeople Moves
Zalando appoints Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer
Zalando SE has appointed Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer, effective 1 January 2026. She will join the company’s management board and take responsibility for finance and corporate governance. Dimitrova is currently group CFO at Deutsche Glasfaser and has more than 20 years’ international experience in finance, including roles at…
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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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27 OctoberPeople Moves
Lakeside Shopping Centre appoints new centre director
Lakeside Shopping Centre has announced the appointment of Nancy Foster as centre director. Foster, who is starting at the end of October, has over 15 years of senior leadership experience and is a “highly accomplished” retail and operations leader. Lakeside said she has a proven record in managing multimillion-pound budgets…
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27 OctoberSupermarkets
M&S ends IT service desk partnership with TCS
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has reportedly let go of its IT service desk partnership with its India-based IT consultancy. According to The Telegraph, the retailer terminated its contract with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in July, but TCS said the move was not related to the cyber attack incident that occurred…
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24 OctoberEconomy
Retail sales improve as good weather drives clothing sales
UK retail sales rose 0.5% in September as a result of a 1.5% increase in non-store retailing and a 1.2% increase in household goods, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. The rise in total sales in September was the fourth consecutive month of increase as volumes reached…
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24 OctoberClothing & Shoes
AllSaints profits soar ‘record’ 55% to £28m in FY25
AllSaints has reported another year of record profitability for the year to 1 February, as profits before tax jumped 55% to £28m, while profit after tax almost doubled to £18.9m. This comes despite total revenues for the year falling 4% to £441.3m, reflecting what the group described as a “deliberate…
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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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23 OctoberFeatures
Insights to impact: How shopper behaviour testing drives stronger retail performance
In UK retail, the margin for error is narrowing. Costs are rising, shopper behaviour is unpredictable, and the pace of change is accelerating. Leaders must now make faster, smarter decisions, where every choice impacts profit, performance and reputation. Yet one area of retail strategy lags behind: how teams test, validate,…
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23 OctoberDIY
Wickes welcomes strong Q3 as retail sales rise 6.7%
Wickes has welcomed a “strong” Q3 as its retail sales outperformed the market, with group revenues up by 6.9% year-on-year to £420.1m, bolstered by volume-led growth. Retail revenues rose by 6.7% to £312.5m, driven by a sustained increase in volumes, combined with stable pricing, while Design and Installation revenue growth…
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