All Retail Week articles in February 2026 – Page 2
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AnalysisEven as Ocado’s stock rises at home, are its international ambitions fading away?
Ocado Retail continues to grow at home, but does last week’s announcement from Sobeys spell the end of the pureplay retailer turned tech provider’s international ambitions?
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NewsGovernment issues new guidance for Employment Rights Act changes
The government has today [February 3] launched a website with new guidance for retailers and other businesses to ensure they “get employment law changes right”.
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DataThe shoplifting report: what consumers really think about retail crime
Thanks to exclusive consumer data collected for Retail Week by YouGov, we can lift the lid on what British shoppers really think about shoplifting.
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NewsWatches of Switzerland updates outlook following strong peak trading
Watches of Switzerland has upgraded its full-year guidance after better-than-expected sales during the peak trading period.
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NewsWatch: Waitrose heads to space in latest ‘food lovers’ brand campaign
Waitrose has unveiled a new sci-fi-inspired brand campaign to position itself as the home of food lovers.
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NewsCo-op advert banned over ‘misleading’ Aldi price-match claims
A Co-op advert promoting its Aldi price-match scheme has been ruled misleading by the ASA for failing to compare similar products.
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NewsThe retailers best meeting shopper expectations to be revealed in new digital index
LIVE 2026 will see the launch of the Digital Capability Index, a new collaborative report between Retail Week and The Grocer.
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NewsHolland & Barrett strengthens commitment to Chinese market
Holland & Barrett is strengthening its commitment to the Chinese market as its group chief executive travels to the country with the UK trade delegation.
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NewsAmerican Golf snapped up by Dragons’ Den star’s investment group
American Golf has today [February 4] been acquired by the investment group of Jessop’s owner and Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop axes a third of head office staff
The Original Factory Shop has made a third of its total head office staff redundant less than a week after it collapsed into administration, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisOutlets remain the UK’s top shopping destination – why?
Footfall to UK shopping destinations has been abysmal to say the least. We don’t yet have an idea of how January panned out, but December footfall was down 2.9% year on year and 0.8% month on month, according to the BRC-Sensormatic data
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NewsGymshark promotes from within for new chief commercial officer
Gymshark has named former chief digital officer Carly Natalizia as its new chief commercial officer.
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Retail VoiceFaster fit-outs, fewer delays: how framework agreements are reshaping retail construction
Repeated tendering, inconsistent standards and rising costs are slowing retail rollouts. Foot Anstey outlines how framework agreements can cut the friction – delivering faster programmes, tighter cost control and scalable execution
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NewsNike facing US government probe over alleged discrimination against white workers
Sportswear giant Nike has labelled a US government investigation into allegations of discrimination against white employees “a surprising and unusual escalation”.
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NewsletterIntelligence Briefing: Fibre vs protein, and the UK as the world capital of shoplifting (say punters)
Lots to chew over this week in the January supermarket trading releases from Worldpanel by Numerator and NIQ. January is the month of health and Worldpanel by Numerator polled its 13,000+ panel to ask what nutrient they were ‘often’ seeking. In what might be viewed as a mild and narrow ...
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NewsWaitrose snaps up Surrey shopping centre
Upmarket grocer Waitrose has secured the future of its Hersham store in Surrey by purchasing the freehold of the Hersham Green Shopping Centre.
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NewsRetail Trust appoints Sainsbury’s and Amazon directors to trustee board
The Retail Trust has appointed Sainsbury’s Tracey Clements and Amazon’s Matt Birch as new members of its board of trustees.
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NewsFrasers Group acquires majority shareholding in Italian retailer
Frasers Group has entered a strategtic partnership by acquiring a majority sharedholding in an Italian retailer as it continues with European expansion.
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NewsQuiz collapses into administration with over 100 jobs to be lost
Fashion retailer Quiz has collapsed into administration this afternoon (February 5), putting 565 jobs at risk.
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NewsSnow and heavy rain drags down January retail footfall
UK retail footfall fell 1.1% year on year in January, as severe weather conditions kept shoppers away during the week, according to new data from MRI Software.
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