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NewsAmazon set to close Milton Keynes fulfilment centre
The online retailer is due to offer workers the chance to transfer to a different site as it opens a consultation on closing what was its first UK centre
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NewsN Brown promotes internally for newly created chief operating officer role
Fashion and homewares retailer N Brown has announced the appointment of Natalie Rogers to a newly created role of chief operating officer.
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NewsHolland & Barrett poaches Vision Express MD for executive role
Holland & Barrett has hired Vision Expressâ UK and Ireland managing director in an executive role, Retail Week can reveal.
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InterviewQ&A: Miniso chief operating officer on the retailerâs limitless UK ambitions
Value lifestyle retailer Miniso has been popping up all over the country in the past couple of years, with store presence on high streets and in prominent shopping centres such as the two Westfields in London, Bluewater in Kent, Trafford Centre in Manchester, and Princes Street in Edinburgh.
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InterviewKPIs: Edited chief scientist Michael Ross on retailâs âred flagâ metrics
Edited chief retail scientist Michael Ross will be taking to the stage at Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE to unpack why many retailers need to rethink their measurements of success.
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NewsAldi gives store staff another pay rise as discounter âextends market-leading pay ratesâ
Discount supermarket giant Aldi has announced that it will be giving its staff another pay rise from March, as it âextends [its] market-leading pay ratesâ.
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InterviewSuperdry CEO Julian Dunkerton: âThe brand lost its DNA and I put it backâ
Not many retailers can say they are a dad brand and, at the same time, cool enough to have a queue of teenagers lining up outside its stores. But Superdry can. The brand has ditched its Kanji aesthetic in favour of preppy fashion as it embarks on its next chapter.
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AnalysisLIVE 2026: the five sessions that digital directors canât miss
The LIVE 2026 progamme boasts dozens of sessions led by industry leaders which will dive into the tech, strategies and trends shaping the future of digital within the industry.
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NewsNext executive Jane Shields retires
The companyâs group sales, marketing and HR director joined the retailer as a sales assistant in 1985. She will retire from the company and step down from its executive board in May.
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InterviewQ&A: MiQ products and solutions director on cutting through advertising noise
Retail Week spoke to Debbi Rosenthal, senior director of products and solutions at media advertising business MiQ, to discuss what makes a campaign successful, pitfalls to avoid, and the role AI can play.
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InterviewQ&A: Greggs boss discusses recent successes, the consumer environment, and weight loss jabs
Greggs reported its fourth quarter and full year results for the 52 weeks to December 27 this morning, with year-on-year sales growing 6.8% to ÂŁ2.2bn.
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NewsGap turns to M&S for new strategy director
Gap has named former Marks & Spencer head of portfolio of international business Elizabeth Burgess as its new senior director of strategy.
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NewsFormer Frasers Group Sports MD joins New Balance
Former Frasers Group managing director of sport Ger Wright has joined New Balance as its vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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NewsJD Sports promotes from within as it names new European boss
JD Sports has promoted Paul Orange to the role of managing director of JD UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsSainsburyâs launches AI-focused graduate programme
Sainsburyâs is launching a new graduate programme, which includes a focus on developing skills in artificial intelligence.
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NewsAsda appoints former Microsoft exec as IT chief
Asda has hired a new IT chief following the fallout from its delayed Project Future IT separation from Walmart.
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AnalysisStore tour: Cotswold Companyâs first retail park store with CCO Lisa Coppin
The Cotswold Company chief creative officer Lisa Coppin speaks to Retail Week about creating a film set-worthy environment in an empty retail park unit, what the extra space has allowed it to introduce, and whatâs next on the list for 2026.
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FeatureInside the boardroom: what retail leaders expect in the year ahead
Whatâs next for retail in 2026? We spoke to the biggest names in British retail to uncover their predictions for the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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NewsSainsburyâs boss among business leaders recognised in new year honours
Sainsburyâs chief executive Simon Roberts was among retailers whose achievements were recognised in the new year honours list.
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NewsAmazon blocks job applications from suspected North Korean agents
Thousands of suspected North Korean agents have tried to get jobs with online retail and tech giant Amazon using fake and stolen identities.