To unlock long-term value, retailers must rethink their approach. A software-first, hardware-agnostic strategy creates the ...

Next has raised its full-year profit guidance for a second time after Christmas trading exceeded expectations, with full price sales rising 10.6% in the nine weeks to 27 December. The group’s ...

Pets at Home Group has appointed former Waitrose managing director James Bailey as its next chief executive, with effect from 30 March 2026. Bailey will join the UK pet care retailer after more than ...

Super Saturday failed to give retailers a much needed footfall boost this year, with store visits down 6.9% year on year as shoppers delayed spending amid continued consumer caution, according to data ...

WH Smith has seen pre-tax profits fall from £114m to £108m in its full-year results, as it confirmed an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FC ...

UK consumer confidence rose modestly in December, but remained unchanged from a year earlier, underlining continued pressure on household sentiment despite easing inflation. GfK’s long-running ...

Consumer confidence remained weak in December despite a modest improvement in expectations about the wider economy, according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Data from the BRC ...

2025 marked a turning point in retail’s relationship with TikTok Shop globally, especially in the UK. This was the year in which we convincingly saw the platform shift from experimental to commercial ...

Richemont has revealed that its UK sales rose 5.3% to a record £277m for the year ended 1 March 2025. Furthermore, the company’s gross profit rose from £113.6m to just under £124m with operating ...

Praxis, a privately owned investor and manager of commercial real estate, has completed the sale of a flagship Uniqlo store on Glasgow ’s Argyle Street for £9m, marking an early disposal following its ...

Next is reportedly among a number of parties in talks about a potential deal involving the family-owned shoe retailer Russell and Bromley, according to Sky News, as the chain explores options for new ...

Pandora has announced the appointment of Berta de Pablos-Barbier as its chief executive, effective 1 January 2026, completing a leadership transition earlier than originally planned. Pablos-Barbier, ...