Retail Week

Retail Week is a news platform located in London that provides information, data services, events, and a magazine focused on the retail sector, mainly in the United Kingdom.

National, Trade/B2B

English

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Global

#317010

United Kingdom

#25832

Lifestyle/Fashion and Apparel

#1187

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‘Retail with a difference’ - New Halfords boss Henry Birch on his roadmap for growth

3 days ago | retail-week.com | George MacDonald

Just over two months into the role, Halfords chief executive Henry Birch sees opportunity to make the most of the retailer’s distinctive relationship with customers This week, the motoring and cycling specialist’s full-year results came in a little ahead of expectations. Birch believes Halfords’ combined service and retail proposition, alongside keen cost management, mean it can motor smoothly despite bumpy trading conditions for the industry.
Amazon unveils £40bn investment in UK

4 days ago | retail-week.com | George MacDonald

Source: Amazon Onine goliath Amazon has revealed that it will invest £40bn in the UK over the next three years, which it said would create thousands of jobs – primarily outside London and the South East. Amazon maintained that its investment programme, which was welcomed by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, would deliver an estimated additional £38bn to GDP.
Marks & Spencer restores third-party brands to website as cyber-attack recovery continues

5 days ago | retail-week.com | George MacDonald

Marks & Spencer restores third-party brands to website as cyber-attack recovery continues By George MacDonald2025-06-23T14:06:00 Marks & Spencer has begun selling third-party brands on its website again as it rebuilds online operations in the wake of a damaging cyber-hack.
Marks & Spencer tech supplier says systems not compromised in cyber attack

1 week ago | retail-week.com | George MacDonald

Technology giant Tata Consultancy Services, a top partner of Marks & Spencer, has said that its systems were not breached as part of a high-profle hack of the retailer. In Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) first public comments since cyber criminals attacked Marks & Spencer over the Easter weekend, independent director Keki Mistry told the annual shareholder meeting that it had not been compromised, Reuters reported.
Asos becomes latest retailer to close accounts with high returns rate

1 week ago | retail-week.com | Megan Robinson

Asos becomes latest retailer to close accounts with high returns rate By Megan Robinson2025-06-20T06:23:00 Asos has closed some accounts from customers who have a high returns rate, becoming the latest retailer to take action on frequent returners.
Data: Six retailers that can afford to raise their prices - and four that can’t

1 week ago | retail-week.com | Ellis Hawthorne

Data: Six retailers that can afford to raise prices – and four that can’t By Ellis Hawthorne2025-06-20T05:30:00 If you were to increase your prices overnight, how might your customers react? Thanks to data from Kantar’s Pricing Power division, Retail Week can reveal what the consequences for 10 retailers could be if they were to do just that With so many varying factors and priorities, getting a gauge on how customers feel about your brand is a difficult thing to do
Co-op secures new £350m lending agreement

1 week ago | retail-week.com | Hugh Radojev

The Co-op has today announced a new £350m lending agreement with six major banks, which it says reflects “strong market confidence” in the retailer. The c-store specialist has struck the new lending deal with six banks: HSBC UK, Barclays, ING, Lloyds, NatWest and Rabobank. It said the new deal was a “key step on [the] Co-op’s journey to sustainable, profitable growth with much-improved borrowing rates directly tied to ambitious sustainability and social impact targets”.
Refy sales rocket following scaling of operations and market expansion

1 week ago | retail-week.com | Megan Robinson

Refy sales rocket following scaling of operations and market expansion By Megan Robinson2025-06-19T13:25:00 UK-founded beauty brand Refy has seen its sales and profit increase after a year of “phenomenal growth” in scaling operations and expanding to new markets. Annual turnover increased 63% from £24.8m to £40.4m in the year to August 31. Pre-tax profit grew from £8.9m to £13.2m.
Interview: Debenhams Group chief executive Dan Finley on being the right man for the job

1 week ago | retail-week.com | Chloe Mills

Source: Debenhams After a busy six months since he was named chief executive boss Dan Finley gives us his first sit-down interview since taking on the role, telling Retail Week why he, above anyone else, is the right man for the job After a busy six months since he was named chief executive boss Dan Finley gives us his first sit-down interview since taking on the role, telling Retail Week why he, above anyone else, is the right man for the job...
Slight boost in consumer confidence due to brighter outlook on economy

1 week ago | retail-week.com | Megan Robinson

Slight boost in consumer confidence due to brighter outlook on economy By Megan Robinson2025-06-19T23:01:00 Consumer confidence in the UK has edged up in June as sentiment on the economic outlook has improved. The overall index score increased two points to -18 as two measures increased and three measures were unchanged month-on-month, according to the GfK consumer confidence survey.