Hugh Radojev
Hugh is news editor at Retail Week, responsible for managing the news desk which produces our daily coverage, exclusive stories, news analysis, interviews with established industry voices and emerging brands, and store galleries. He covers the grocery beat but also writes about the value and convenience sectors and has also written about fashion, department stores and tech.
Hugh began his journalism career as a staff writer at travel and lifestyle magazine TNT in his native Australia in 2012. He moved to the UK in 2014 and briefly worked at the BBC, before joining charity trade publication Civil Society Media in 2015. He was promoted to senior reporter there in 2016 and began focusing predominantly on investigative reporting and feature writing for the brand’s Fundraising Magazine title.
He joined Retail Week as a reporter in 2019 and was named news editor in 2022.
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NewsWatches of Switzerland defies Trump tariffs with strong US trading
Watches of Switzerland has reported strong trading in the United States, despite the Trump administration’s levelling of increased tariffs on Swiss imports.
NewsSainsbury’s rolls out facial recognition tech to stem rising crime
Sainsbury’s has rolled out facial recognition technology in some of its stores in a bid to increase staff and customer safety.
NewsCo-op names new growth director in senior leadership shake-up
The Co-op has named a new growth director and promoted its food chief executive to a new position, as part of a major leadership team shake-up announced this morning.
InterviewMeet the accountant and the former fast-fashion buyer who founded a luxury womenswear brand
A year ago, Victora Price was leading Alvarez & Marsal’s private capital team, while Ashley McPherson had just taken a new product lead job at The Couture Club. Now the two are about to embark on the ambitious launch of a new luxury womenswear retailer, Emello.
NewsHotel Chocolat taps up Mars executive as new UK boss
Hotel Chocolat has tapped up the general manager of Kind, which is owned by parent company Mars, to run its UK business, Retail Week can reveal.
NewsFrasers Group names former audit watchdog head as new chair
The former head of the Financial Reporting Council has been appointed by Frasers Group as its new chair.
Analysis‘We love it when everybody writes us off’: Asda boss sees light at the end of the tunnel
After posting its best quarterly like-for-likes in over a year, and with its torturous IT transition almost behind it, the first rays of sunlight are finally shining on Asda. Even so, executive chair Allan Leighton knows the retailer still has plenty of work left to do
NewsAsda enjoys best like-for-like quarter in over a year
Asda has reported a drop in total and like-for-like sales, but enjoyed its best like-for-like quarter in over a year. While now over, its IT upgrade also continues to affect product availability and will impact sales in the current quarter.
NewsCastore agrees deal for luxury menswear retailer Belstaff
Sportswear giant Castore has acquired premium British menswear brand Belstaff from Jim Ratcliffe-owned parent company Ineos in a cash-free, debt-free deal, Retail Week can reveal.
NewsIceland rebrands bonus card in new loyalty push
Iceland and The Food Warehouse have rebranded their Bonus Card loyalty scheme and launched a new Mega Deals Event for customers on over 500 products.
NewsDebenhams Group eyes PrettyLittleThing sale to balance its books
Debenhams, formerly the Boohoo Group, has announced that it is exploring the possibility of offloading struggling brand PrettyLittleThing to balance its books.
NewsMorrisons appoints former Aldi executive to head up logistics
Morrisons has appointed former Greencore and Aldi executive Andy Gillies as its new logistics director.
NewsNew Look owner taps up Rothschild as it mulls potential sale
The owners of fashion chain New Look have appointed Rothschild to conduct a review of the business, as it mulls a potential sale.
NewsPrice of grocery staples driving inflation as costs continue to bite
The rising price of both fresh and ambient food is driving overall inflation, as the £7bn of added costs from last year’s Budget continue to feed through to customers.
NewsAsda launches new sustainability finance scheme for UK suppliers
Grocery giant Asda has partnered with Lloyds Bank to launch a sustainability-linked supply chain programme for UK suppliers.
NewsFrasers Group mulls bid for Manchester Arndale centre
Frasers Group is weighing up a bid to take a 50% stake in Manchester’s iconic Arndale centre shopping centre, Retail Week understands.
NewsWalmart recalls possibly radioactive shrimp
US retail giant Walmart has recalled some shrimp products in 13 states after a shipment of the product tested positive for radioactive contamination.
NewsTopshop to return to UK high street with Liberty
Topshop has confirmed the identity of its first UK stockist in a social media video showing the façade of iconic London department store Liberty.
NewsGrocery inflation nudges down as Lidl closes in on Morrisons
Grocery price inflation nudged down slightly and take-home sales grew as discounter Lidl came close to overtaking Morrisons’ market share.
NewsGousto targets supermarket shoppers with ‘convenience without compromise’ campaign
Recipe box brand Gousto is launching a major new advertising campaign aimed at targeting supermarket customers and stealing market share from the grocery giants.