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UK retail industry

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    UK supermarkets ask competition watchdog to rein in Aldi and Lidl

    Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland seek to stop discounters preventing them from opening stores nearby

    A sign with the Aldi logo is shown outside an Aldi Local store, with its reflection visible in a window.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Companies
    Consumers face more pain as companies threaten price rises

    Executives warn that a prolonged energy shock would increase pressure to pass on costs to customers

    A shopper carrying a basket walks down a grocery aisle lined with various food products at a supermarket.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    UK high streets rebound as TikTok generation brings in-store buzz

    Demand for prime locations rises after dismal Covid period

    Shoppers carrying bags and walking outside the John Lewis store on a crowded Oxford Street in London.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    UK economy
    British retail sales rose 0.7% in March as motorists stocked up on petrol

    Better than expected figure underlines impact of Middle East conflict

    Four Shell fuel pump nozzles at a petrol station, two labeled E10 and B7, with signs advertising a 5p per litre saving.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Sainsbury’s and WHSmith warn Middle East war will hit profits

    Retailers flag weak outlook as consumers rein in spending

    A person wearing a tan coat with a fur-lined hood pushes a shopping cart into a Sainsbury’s store in Chipping Ongar.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Corporate spin-offs
    Primark heads for FTSE 100 in fast-fashion spin-off plan

    Owner Associated British Foods breaks up conglomerate structure after 65 years

    People walk past the Primark storefront on Oxford Street, with mannequins and a large fashion poster in the window display.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    UK crime
    How a London teenager shoplifted £140,000

    What was unusual was not just the value of the goods — it was the fact that the boy was caught

    Montage shows an anonymous shoplifter putting a stolen item in their backpack, a CCTV camera, CCTV footage and wireless headphones against a pink and black background.
  • Monday, 6 April, 2026
    Retail sector
    Lex. Fast fashion’s offcuts are fighting back

    Squeezing money out of a legacy brand may be better than trying to build a new one

    Premium content
    Two framed posters show models posing in front of a blue car, both with “boohoo” branding across the images.
  • Thursday, 2 April, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Lex. Car park collapse is a warning to leaseback-loving retailers

    UK supermarkets that sell and then rent back their property should take note of NCP’s failure

    Premium content
    A person pushes a shopping trolley filled with Asda grocery bags through a supermarket parking lot.
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Asda boss dismisses Reeves’ petrol profiteering claim as ‘nonsense’

    Allan Leighton rejects chancellor’s assertion that petrol retailers are price gouging as store chain’s profits sink

    A petrol pump nozzle inserted into the fuel tank of a blue car at a petrol station.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    Co-operative Group Ltd
    Co-op chief to step down as cyber attack costs mount

    Shirine Khoury-Haq pushes back against allegations of a ‘toxic culture’ at convenience store operator

    The Co-op supermarket's blue logo sign is mounted on a building
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    UK retail results
    Next warns Middle East war could push up prices

    UK fashion retailer has already accounted for £15mn of additional costs from higher fuel and air freight charges

    People passing the Next store on Oxford Street in London.
  • Friday, 20 March, 2026
    J D Wetherspoon PLC
    JD Wetherspoon warns profits to miss forecasts as costs rise

    UK pub chain flags ‘considerable pressure’ on consumer finances

    A bartender pours a pint behind a row of ale taps with prominent price labels at the Montagu Pyke pub in London.
  • Monday, 16 March, 2026
    UK inflation
    Non-alcoholic beer and pet grooming added to UK inflation basket

    ONS updates list of items used to measure price growth on back of changing spending habits

    A groomer in a pink uniform trims the fur of a fluffy Pomeranian dog standing on a grooming table.
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis pays first staff bonus in four years

    Owner of John Lewis and Waitrose grants 2% payout as it warns of cautious outlook for the year ahead

    People walk in and out of the main entrance to the John Lewis department store on Oxford Street in London.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Frasers Group
    Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group builds stake in Puma

    Purchase of 5.77% stake via derivatives adds to billionaire’s investments in retail industry

    Mike Ashley, wearing a suit jacket and white shirt, smiles as he leaves a building.
  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
    B&M European Value Retail SA
    B&M tries to win back Britain’s discount shoppers

    Retail chain’s new chief executive needs to catch up with rival Home Bargains

    John Gapper
    The entrance of a B&M Home Store with a large orange and blue sign above the doors. A person pushes a shopping cart outside.
  • Monday, 2 March, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    UK private equity investor plots closure of up to 80 former WHSmith stores

    Modella rebranded high street shops as TG Jones after buying them last year

    The storefront of TG Jones, a newsagent and book retailer, with two people walking past and Christmas sale signs in the windows.
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    London
    Sadiq Khan pushes ahead with Oxford Street pedestrianisation

    London mayor says plan will create ‘world-leading urban space for shopping and leisure’

    A CGI shows a pedestrianised Oxford Street with crowds walking, large potted trees, and suspended sculptures of human figures above the street
  • Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis ditches plan to build 10,000 rental homes in the UK

    Retailer pulls plug on venture due to changes in economic conditions and property market slowdown

    People queue outside a John Lewis store in London on a rainy day waiting for a winter sale event.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    UK economy
    UK swings to record £30bn budget surplus in January as retail sales surge

    Improvement in public finances helped by higher self-assessed income tax and capital gains tax receipts

    Several British one pound coins placed above HM Revenue & Customs paperwork showing the official logo and text.
  • Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    John Lewis hands shop floor staff 6.9% pay rise

    Above inflation increase comes as partnership battles staff discontent over annual bonus freeze

    An employee arranges produce on shelves at a Waitrose supermarket, holding a green crate in the fresh vegetables section.
  • Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
    UK retail sales
    January sales spree fuels UK retail spending growth

    Value of retail sales more than doubled last month in latest sign of improved economic momentum

    People walk along Oxford Street London during the post-Christmas sales
  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    UK economy
    UK business activity stronger than expected in January

    Retail sales also rebounded in December, driven by online jewellery purchases

    People carrying shopping bags cross a busy Oxford Street in London
  • Monday, 19 January, 2026
    WH Smith PLC
    WHSmith appoints Leo Quinn as executive chair

    Former Balfour Beatty boss targets rebuilding of relations with travel retailer’s investors after accounting scandal

    Two people in business attire stand near the entrance of a WHSmith store in Heathrow Terminal 2.
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