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NewsMoonpig credits AI and product personalisation for ‘strong start to the year’
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig has credited its growing suite of AI services and product personalisation for its “strong” start to the financial year.
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NewsLIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer launches for 2026
LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026, a one-day event showcasing the latest thinking in technology, digital and customer innovation across retail and grocery, has officially launched.
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NewsShein launches brand incubator Xcelerator in the UK
Fast fashion brand Shein has launched its global brand incubation programme Xcelerator in the UK.
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NewsPoundland pauses store closure programme
Poundland has announced that it has paused its store closure programme, following the implementation of its restructuring and recovery plan.
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NewsQuiz records double digit sales growth after restructuring
Scottish fashion brand Quiz has reported double digit sales growth in July and August, after completing what it called a “wide-reaching operational streamlining strategy” of the business.
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NewsBoden returns to profit as sales surge
Boden has returned to profit and increased its revenues following a “resoundingly positive” response to its refreshed product ranges.
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NewsSuperdrug launches Christmas recruitment drive for sales roles
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug is embarking on a Christmas recruitment drive for sales adviser roles in its UK stores, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsM&S turns to Primark to appoint fashion commercial director
Marks & Spencer has poached a top Primark executive to become commercial and operations director of its fashion, home and beauty business.
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NewsFood inflation inches down but customers still cling to value
Food inflation dipped in August, but value remains at the forefront of customers’ minds as the UK headed back to school.
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NewsRetail jobs hit a record low, latest official data reveals
Retail jobs are “falling by the wayside”, trade body the BRC has warned.
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NewsBodycare to shut more branches following administration
Beauty specialist Bodycare, which collapsed into administration earlier this month, is closing more shops.
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AnalysisFour technologies driving bricks-and-mortar growth, according to retail leaders
Retailers are placing physical stores at the heart of their investment strategies, according to a worldwide survey of retail executives by Bain and VusionGroup shared exclusively with Retail Week.
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NewsRyman and Robert Dyas roll out photo printing services to stores
Theo Paphitis Retail Group brands Ryman and Robert Dyas are introducing photo printing services across more than 200 high street stores.
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InterviewQ&A: SportsShoes.com marketing boss on AI, SEO, brand building and remarkable growth
Retail Week speaks to SportsShoes.com head of marketing Dan Cartner about the brand’s evolution from a small ecommerce operation to one of the UK’s biggest sports retailers
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AnalysisExplainer: Implications of Sainsbury’s surprise on-off Argos sale talks
In the space of a weekend, it was revealed that Sainsbury’s was considering selling its Argos general merchandise division to Chinese colossus JD.com, and then that talks were over. Retail Week examines the implications
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NewsBack Market launches repair platform as it enters new phase of growth
Secondhand technology platform Back Market is entering a new phase of growth with the launch of a new repair platform and scaling its business-to-business offering.
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AnalysisAldi boss is future-focused with plans for expansion, customer growth and Christmas
Supermarket Aldi reported its full-year results for 2024 today, revealing a slight sales uptick from £17.9bn to £18.1bn
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NewsUK retail footfall declines as back-to-school season starts
Retail footfall across the UK continued to decline during the second week of September following the start of the new school year and return to work for those who had been on holiday.
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NewsSainsbury’s ends discussions with JD.com over Argos sale
Sainsbury’s has confirmed that discussions over a potential sale of Argos have ended with Chinese giant JD.com.
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NewsAldi sales rise but profits drop as it rolls out record UK expansion plan
Value supermarket Aldi has reported an increase in sales alongside a fall in profits, as it announced a record £1.6bn expansion plan in the UK.