All Retail Week UAT articles in September 2025 – Page 2
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NewsCo-op swings to a loss as full impact of cyber-attack revealed
C-store specialist Co-op has reported falling sales and a plunge into the red, after reporting the cyber attack impacted profitability, disrupted trading and heaped on additional costs.
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NewsletterIntelligence Briefing: UK inflation highest in G7; Next shares employment trends
3.5%. That’s how much prices are set to rise in the UK this year, according to the latest inflation forecast by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). That is both way above the 2% target set out by the Labour government and also means, if the rest of ...
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NewsHolland & Barrett expands supermarket concessions with Morrisons tie-up
Holland & Barrett has announced a new concessions partnership with Morrisons, adding to the existing shop-in-shop programme it has with supermarket giant Tesco.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches in-store Christmas shops as seasonal sales take off online
Department store group John Lewis has opened the doors to its in-store Christmas shops.
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NewsAldi begins hunt for 4,500 Christmas workers
Aldi has begun its Christmas recruitment drive, hoping to take on thousands of store workers over the festive period this year.
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NewsDebenhams warns some suppliers of late payments
Debenhams Group, formerly Boohoo, has warned some of its suppliers that they may experience late payments amid mounting fears that the business is facing a cash crunch.
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NewsJohn Lewis heir chairs newly created Trust
Toy specialist The Entertainer has formed a dedicated trust as ownership is transferred by the founding Grant family to employees, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMarks & Spencer makes transformation hire at fashion division
Marks & Spencer has appointed a former Asos director to be transformation director for fashion, home and beauty.
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NewsJD Sports posts first-half profit fall as tough US conditions take toll
JD Sports has reported what it described as a “resilient” performance in the first half of its financial year.
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Opinion‘Retailers must continue to make noise about unsustainable cost burdens’
Government-imposed financial pressures are inflicting pain on the heart of the retail industry – its people, believes Charlotte Hardie
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NewsPoundland reappoints former clothing boss ahead of Pep&Co relaunch
Poundland has brought back its former Pep&Co head of buying and design Maria Epaminondas ahead of the relaunch of its fashion range next year, Retail Week understands.
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NewsWestfield launches Allders Parade in former historic department store
Westfield owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) is poised to open the doors to a new retail development inside the historic Allders department store in Croydon this week.
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AnalysisWhy even the mighty Amazon couldn’t crack the UK grocery market
Amazon has called time on Fresh, its bricks-and-mortar grocery c-store chain. Retail Week analyses why the format never caught on in the UK and what it means for Amazon’s grocery ambitions in one of the world’s most competitive markets.
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NewsAllSaints strengthens its global leadership team
AllSaints has promoted two members of senior management to its global leadership team.
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NewsAmazon to shutter all Fresh stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk
Retail giant Amazon is set to close all 19 of its UK grocery Fresh stores putting some 250 jobs into consultation, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsKingfisher hails performance of B&Q and Screwfix as it upgrades profits
Kingfisher has singled out its strong UK performance across both B&Q and Screwfix as it upgraded its full-year profit guidance.
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InterviewQ&A: Pyjama king Peter Alexander talks UK ambitions and evolving over four decades
Peter Alexander has been a staple in Australian retail for decades, created by the man himself back in 1987.
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NewsBRC warns government against further tax rises in autumn Budget
The British Retail Consortium has warned the government against any further tax rises on retailers in the coming autumn Budget, saying any such moves risks “losing the battle against inflation”.
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NewsNike confirms release date for Skims activewear brand
Nike is set to debut its highly anticipated new women’s activewear brand in partnership with Kim Kardashian’s Skims this Friday (September 26).
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NewsAll remaining Bodycare stores to close as administrator fails to find buyer
All 57 remaining stores of embattled health and beauty retailer Bodycare are set to be shuttered before the end of the week after administrators Interpath failed to find a buyer for the chain, Retail Week can reveal.