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NewsTikTok Shop UK’s Summer Sale delivers double-digit sales
TikTok Shop UK’s Summer Sale has driven double-digit year-on-year sales for businesses on the platform, Retail Week can reveal.
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Chart of the WeekThe PS5 Pro is the most expensive major console since the 1990s. Why does that matter to retailers?
The cost of games consoles has historically declined after launch. All three major manufacturers have instead announced recent price hikes. With Sony also announcing it was moving away from video game discs, major shifts are happening in the games retail sector
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NewsAO sees double-digit increase in TV sales thanks to World Cup
AO has recorded a double-digit year-on-year increase in TV sales as the men’s FIFA World Cup drives demand.
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NewsMarks Electrical finance boss steps down
Marks Electrical chief financial officer has stepped down after less than a year with the business.
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AnalysisThe talking points from Baldock’s last set of results as Currys boss
Currys reported a 6% increase in group revenue to £9.3bn in the year to May 2026, with group adjusted profits rising 18% to £191m
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NewsCurrys profits up 18% in Baldock’s last results as CEO
Group revenue at Currys in the year ending May 2, 2026, was £9.3bn, up 6% year-on-year or 4% up on a like-for-like basis
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NewsApple hikes MacBook and iPad prices by 20%
Apple has said chip shortages mean it needs to increase the prices of MacBooks and iPads by around 20%, with Microsoft-owned Xbox also recently announcing prices of its console would increase.
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NewsMarks Electrical improves losses but revenue slips
Marks Electrical has posted its full-year trading results, showing an improved second half of the year with improved losses. However, revenues were down.
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Opinion‘With every World Cup goal, retail scores too’
A good start to the World Cup by England and Scotland raises hopes of a benefit to retail sales and a boost to the feel-good factor, says George MacDonald
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NewsMarks Electrical fined and ordered to refund customers wrongly charged
The competition regulator has imposed a fine on specialist retailer Marks Electricals for breaching consumer law.
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AnalysisThe City’s reaction to AO’s soaring sales, profits, and strongest-ever balance sheet
Online electrical retailer AO posted its full-year results to March 31, 2026, today, reporting its strongest-ever balance sheet as sales and profits leaped.
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NewsAO’s balance sheet ‘strongest in history’ as profits and sales soar
Electricals retailer AO has said its balance sheet is the “strongest in our history” as profits and sales in the last financial year soared.
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NewsJoybuy promises deals bonanza as it launches ‘summer Black Friday’
New UK retail arrival Joybuy is to hold a ‘summer Black Friday’ promotion that is expected to win trade as consumers hit by the high cost of living splash out on bargains.
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Opinion‘Customer focus will be to the fore as electricals retailers square up’
As Currys named a new chief executive, rival AO celebrated a red-letter day too when it set a Trustpilot record. As the two compete in a tough market, the battle for customers will be more important than ever, observes George MacDonald
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AnalysisFredrik Tønnesen: The man who has climbed the ranks to take charge of Currys
At the end of March, a shock announcement was made that Currys’ chief executive, Alex Baldock, would be leaving the business after eight years to pursue an external position.
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NewsCurrys reveals new chief executive
Electricals powerhouse Currys has named a new chief executive to replace Alex Baldock.
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NewsCurrys Business launches tech leasing service
Currys’ business-to-business division has launched a new tech leasing service, aimed at helping ease financial pressure on small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataRetail Pay Index: How much do the biggest UK retailers pay shopfloor staff?
Explore Retail Week’s annual index of the shopfloor pay for 80 of the UK’s biggest retailers.
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InterviewQ&A: OnBuy founder talks European expansion and anticipated Comet launch
UK-founded online marketplace OnBuy has been expanding its reach across Europe recently, launching in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
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NewsOnBuy plans to launch Comet in time for autumn
UK-founded marketplace OnBuy is due to launch Comet later this year, Retail Week can reveal.