All Retail Week UAT articles in March 2025
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Innovation of the WeekUnder Armour and Unless Collective launch sportswear designed to decompose
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team. Every week, we bring you new ideas and case studies across consumer, technology, sustainability, economy, policy and industry.
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NewsChinese government warns Shein against shifting supply chain in face of tariffs
Fast-fashion retailer Shein is facing opposition from the Chinese government over plans to shift some production out of the country in response to mounting US tariffs.
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AnalysisEE, Holland & Barrett and Nobody’s Child reveal the secrets behind their leading tech strategies
Connectivity, cost-efficiencies and colleague and customer-centricity have been revealed as the winning strategies powering tech transformation at EE, Holland & Barrett and Nobody’s Child, in a recent Retail Week webinar
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Opinion‘Being able to pivot fast has helped N Brown to stay ahead of the curve’
Home shopping group N Brown’s chief operating officer Nuno Miller reveals how adopting an agile operating model has benefitted the business
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DataData: How costs will increase for retailers in the new financial year
This week marks the start of the new financial year for many and the coming into force of the big whammy of cost rises the retail sector has been dreading for months
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NewsShop prices stay deflated for most non-food categories
Shop prices remained deflated in March, with most non-food categories driving this fall despite retailers facing increased costs from the budget.
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AnalysisWHSmith: Can its new owners make the high street business actually work?
After 233 years on the high street, news broke last week that WHSmith’s high street business has been sold to Modella Capital for £76m
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NewsAsda launches facial recognition trial to combat retail crime
Grocer Asda has begun trialling live facial recognition at five stores in a bid to assess how the technology can help it battle spiking rates of retail crime.
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Retail VoiceHow data can boost customer experience
With consumers keen to make their money stretch further, Lloyds examines how retailers can use data to adapt and create experiences that benefit both the customer and retailer alike.
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NewsMother’s Day 2025 drives more shoppers to stores
UK shoppers were keener to get what they needed for Mother’s Day this year, with footfall rising for all shopping destinations across the weekend.
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Innovation of the WeekOcado unveils new autonomous pallet moving robot Porter
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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Retail VoiceThe strategies retailers must prioritise to win online spend
AliExpress UK’s general manager Bonnie Zhao shares the secrets behind the retailer’s last 15 years of success, and the strategies retailers must lean on to see ecommerce wins in the year ahead
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FeatureThe changing face of the British high street
The high street is an ever-evolving destination and that has never been more apparent than now
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NewsPrimark boss resigns following investigation into behaviour
Primark’s chief executive has resigned from his role with immediate effect following an investigation carried out by owner Associated British Foods (ABF).
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NewsPets at Home cuts next year’s profit guidance due to costs from Budget
Pets at Home has reduced its profit guidance for the next financial year as it battles cost increases stemming from the Budget.
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NewsAsda IT upgrade costs expected to pass £1bn this year
Asda’s IT upgrade is set to surpass £1bn this year, adding more costs to the supermarket as it embarks on a turnaround.
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Retail VoiceHow to fight back against the threat of ecommerce fraud
As ecommerce continues to advance, so does the threat of ecommerce fraud, Ping Identity’s Lisa Occleshaw examines how retailers can retaliate
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NewsM&S kicks off £50m investment in North West stores
Marks & Spencer has begun an investment programme in new and upgraded stores in the North West of England, creating hundreds of jobs, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFormer Nisa director named head of rebranded Co-op wholesale business
The Co-op has launched a new wholesale business and placed a former Nisa director as its head as the brand looks to “reaffirm its commitment to the independent retail sector”.
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AnalysisInside Gymshark’s new store that completes ‘triangle of London’
Ahead of Gymshark’s latest store opening, global general manager for wholesale and retail Hannah Mercer talks to Retail Week about the significance of its newest location, plans for ongoing global growth, its heritage, and remaining laser-focused on being a gym brand