All Retail Week articles in April 2026
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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InterviewQ&A: Who Gives A Crap GM on the challenger brand explosion
Anna Dominey, GM of fast-growing challenger brand Who Gives A Crap, speaks to Retail Week about the explosion in disruptors within low-consideration categories.
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DataRanking: the retailers with the greatest estimated media value on their social posts
As the cost of paid social marketing rises, weâve teamed up with Sprout Social to show you the retailer social media posts with the highest earned media value (EMV). In other words, what the brand exposure of a post is worth in cash.
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NewsChancellor to meet grocers to discuss war cost-of-living impact
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will meet supermarket chiefs today amid concern about rising costs following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
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NewsTopps Tiles to close stores in cost saving push
Specialist retailer Topps Tiles is to shut a tranche of shops is it responds to âsofterâ trading conditions.
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NewsNewly launched Joybuy unveils first marketing campaign
New online retail entrant Joybuy has launched a marketing campaign to highlight its appeal to prospective customers.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop gender pay gap report shows âcontinued progressâ and growing female leadership
The Perfume Shop has unveiled its latest gender pay gap report, showing âcontinued progressâ towards pay equity and a growing number of women in leadership roles.
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NewsSainsburyâs to provide financial products to customers in partnership with NatWest
Sainsburyâs and NatWest have entered a partnership to bring a range of new financial products to customers, following NatWestâs acquisition of Sainsburyâs Bank in 2025.
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NewsMorleys Department Store appoints first chief trading officer
Morleys Department Stores has appointed former Harvey Nichols director Melanie Smallwood to the newly created role of chief trading officer.
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AnalysisWho is in the running to replace Shirine Khoury-Haq at the Co-op?
Following Shirine Khoury-Haqâs resignation last week, Retail Week looks at the runners and riders in the race to replace her as group chief executive at the c-store specialist.
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NewsRetailers welcome âconstructiveâ meeting with government on war costs impact
After a clash last week over suggestions of potential war profiteering, a rescheduled meeting between grocers and chancellor Rachel Reeves was described as âconstructiveâ.
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OpinionâGovernment suggestion of war âprofiteeringâ was cheap politicsâ
The tone at a meeting between grocers and chancellor Rachel Reeves was more moderate than feared. Now the government should take on board retailersâ ideas about how to minimise costs arising from the Middle East war, believes George MacDonald
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InterviewAI has made unverified product claims a commercial liability, says Provenance CEO
As AI agents take over product discovery, brands without verified claims data risk disappearing from search. Provenance chief executive Sarah Williams explains why
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NewsBoots to evolve Advantage Card scheme for better personalisation
Boots has further developed its Advantage Card loyalty scheme as customers demand more personalisation.
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NewsletterIntelligence Briefing: 9% food price inflation?; the importance of digital wallets
All the retail data weâre seeing at the moment is landing with a chunky caveat. We had grocery price inflation of 4.3% in March, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, and consumer confidence was down two points, said GfK. Retail sales volumes (excl. fuel), according to the ONS, were down 0.5 ...
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NewsAllSaints rolls out AI tool across buying and merchandising teams
AllSaints has introduced a new AI tool to modernise its buying and merchandising operations.
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AnalysisWhy Primark doubling the price of its flip flops matters more than you think
The cost of flip flops may not seem like the most earth-shattering of changes, but the 120%, or ÂŁ1.10, increase reflects a cultural shift happening at one of the countryâs biggest low-price retailers.
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NewsQuiz stores to be reviewed by administrators at the end of April
Administrators Interpath will review whether to continue trading from the 40 Quiz stores currently open at the end of April, provided no rescue deal can be reached in that time, Retail Week understands.