Retail Sector

3 days ago | retailsector.co.uk | Heather Sandlin

The boss of Co-op has said the company is “nearing recovery” following a major cyber attack earlier this year. In a post on LinkedIn, CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq confirmed that the group’s systems were “now stable”, noting there was “still work to do to unwind the operational and technical impacts of the actions we had to take to block the criminals”. You'll need to subscribe to unlock this content. Already subscribed? Login?

4 days ago | retailsector.co.uk | Heather Sandlin

North Face and Cartier have become the latest retailers to see customer data breached in cyber attack incidents.VF Corporation, the owner of North Face, wrote to some customers to inform them of “unusual activity” discovered last month, which was investigated “immediately”. You'll need to subscribe to unlock this content. Already subscribed? Login? TagsAdidas Cartier Co-op Contactless Payments Cyber Attack M&S Richemont VF Corporation

5 days ago | retailsector.co.uk | Heather Sandlin

Abbey Centre in Northern Ireland has been sold by NewRiver to The Herbert Group of Companies in an off market deal for £58.8m. The 320,000 sq ft shopping centre, located six miles north of Belfast City Centre in Newtownabbey, houses over 70 shops and has a “strong” convenience offer, together with a popular food court and a doctors surgery. You'll need to subscribe to unlock this content. Already subscribed? Login?

6 days ago | retailsector.co.uk | Heather Sandlin

The John Lewis Partnership is facing calls to reinstate staff bonuses, having last paid out bonuses in FY22, as it looked to turnaround the business in recent years. According to The Financial Times, some workers have now shared an open letter and launched a petition through Organise calling on bosses to bring back bonuses after the three-year hiatus. You'll need to subscribe to unlock this content. Already subscribed? Login? TagsJohn Lewis John Lewis Partnership Waitrose

6 days ago | retailsector.co.uk | Cynera Rodricks

Police officers have made three arrests in connection with a fire at a Dunelm store at the St James Retail Park in Northampton. You'll need to subscribe to unlock this content. Already subscribed? Login? Check out our free weekly podcast Copy URL URL Copied