All Retail Week UAT articles in June 2025 – Page 3
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NewsHomebase to launch its website in Ireland
Home and garden retailer Homebase is set to launch its website in Ireland, allowing Irish customers to shop and browse products online.
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NewsCo-op to stop sourcing from 17 countries including Israel
The Co-op has today announced that it will stop sourcing products from 17 “countries where there are internationally recognised community-wide human rights abuses and violations of international law”.
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NewsIkea and Ocado cut working from home days as return-to-office wave continues
Ikea and Ocado have joined a growing list of retailers ordering their staff to reduce home working, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsGrocery customers shopping little and often as prices and temperatures soar
Grocery footfall hit a five-year high in early June as customers resorted to shopping little and often as grocery prices and temperatures spiked.
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NewsAmazon unveils £40bn investment in UK
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.
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NewsM&S rivals enjoyed ecommerce sales boost during cyber-attack blackout
Marks & Spencer’s online sales slumped as it was forced to close its website due to the effects of the cyber attack, which gave opportunity to rivals like Next, Zara and H&M.
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AnalysisHow Morrisons, Holland & Barrett and Liberty are redefining CX – and what you can learn from them
Retail Week’s latest report reveals how top retailers are building agile long-term growth strategies to stay ahead of changing customer expectations
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NewsWomen now make up nearly half of retail boardrooms
Women now make up nearly half of retail boardrooms as retailers make strides to improve gender equality, according to a new report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the MBS Group.
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AnalysisWhy Labour’s promises on business rates reform are falling flat
Ahead of the government’s mooted interim report on the future of business rates due at some point this summer, Labour’s big promises of reform have fallen flat for much of UK retail.
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NewsDiscounter Aldi recruiting for 1,000 new store jobs before 2026
Aldi is recruiting for 1,000 new store roles as it ramps up its new store openings programme before the end of the year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer restores third-party brands to website as cyber-attack recovery continues
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.
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NewsTHG partners with firm for new retail media offering
THG Ingenuity and THG Beauty Media have partnered with a firm on a new retail media network, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsSuperdrug makes multimillion-pound investment in own-brand innovation
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has invested £20m into its own-brand innovation and is encouraging shoppers to make smarter choices when shopping for beauty and wellness products.
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Innovation of the WeekCarrefour trials comprehensive connected store pilot with 500 cameras
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsMothercare strikes licensing deal with Ebebek
Mothercare has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with Turkish nursery retailer Ebebek.
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NewsMorrisons head office staff to return to full-time work
Morrisons has abandoned a policy that allowed staff to work compressed hours and has asked them to return to their desks five days a week.
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NewsNeptune returns to growth following recovery plan
Neptune has made a return to profitable growth and promises a “step change” in its financial performance and brand development over the next year.
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NewsLidl reiterates support for British farming after Starmer/Trump photo op
Lidl has doubled down in its support for British farming after the prime minister and President Trump talked up their countries’ new trade deal at the G7 summit earlier this week.
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NewsHundreds of jobs at risk as River Island mulls store closures
Hundreds of jobs at fashion retailer River Island could be set to go, as the struggling brand looks to push through store closures and rent cuts as part of its restructuring plans.