Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat is an upmarket chocolatier and cocoa grower that trades through more than 120 locations across the UK, and international outlets including Denmark, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about AO and the electricals sector. It was acquire by global food and drink conglomerate Mars in early 2024. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Hotel Chocolat and the grocery sector.

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Data
Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
New data has revealed the companies with the happiest workforces, according to participants in WorkL’s Happy at Work Test employee survey.
News
Hotel Chocolat taps up Mars executive as new UK boss
2025-08-29T13:31:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Hotel Chocolat has tapped up the general manager of Kind, which is owned by parent company Mars, to run its UK business, Retail Week can reveal.
Analysis
Store tour: Hotel Chocolat’s new flagship boxing up the best of the retailer’s physical formats
2025-07-24T23:01:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Nine months after taking over the top job at Hotel Chocolat from entrepreneurial founder Angus Thirlwell, chief executive Lysa Hardy and her team are building something new.

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News

Hotel Chocolat savours record Christmas as it eyes US expansion

2025-01-27T10:14:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Premium chocolate retailer Hotel Chocolat enjoyed record Christmas trading and has now turned its attention to expanding in the US.

Feature

Retail’s 101 favourite stores as chosen by the bosses of M&S, John Lewis, Ikea, Boots and more

2025-01-27T07:00:00+00:00By Retail Week staff

From hometown heroes to international inspiration, we asked retailer leaders, commentators and our journalists to name their favourite store in the world. The result is 101 stores that show bricks-and-mortar retail at its very best.

Hotel Chocolat has named a new chief executive after being acquired by Mars
2024-09-16T11:56:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora
What next for Hotel Chocolat after its sweet £534m deal with Mars?
2023-11-16T15:24:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Hotel Chocolat accepts £534m Mars bid
2023-11-16T07:24:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Hotel Chocolat swings to loss as online struggles
2023-10-12T08:55:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Hotel Chocolat warns on profits as inflationary pressures bite
2023-06-23T11:53:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Hotel Chocolat to open five new retail park stores by Christmas
2023-06-19T14:48:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Hotel Chocolat cools expectations as Easter sales ‘lower than expected’
2023-04-27T06:36:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Hotel Chocolat profits and revenue fall as international sales suffer
2023-03-08T07:27:00+00:00By Chloe Mills

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