All Retail Week articles in January 2026 – Page 4
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NewsJollyes festive sales climb as shoppers treat pets at Christmas
Jollyes Pets has seen strong like-for-like growth during the festive season as shoppers sought to treat their pets over Christmas.
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NewsSpace NK sees ‘record breaking’ peak trading with strongest ever Black Friday
Beauty retailer Space NK has seen a “record-breaking peak period” between November and December 2025 with its biggest ever sales week over Black Friday, Retail Week can reveal.
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Tech & Digital Briefing: Post-Christmas trading, partnership updates, and Next’s international ambitions
We’re well and truly in the thick of countless Christmas updates, with more to come in the next couple of weeks as a picture of peak trading performance is now forming. One of the first to report was Next, and in what is a surprise to nobody, the fashion retailer ...
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NewsTikTok Shop reports ‘best-performing’ Christmas trading yet
Online platform TikTok Shop has reported its best-performing Christmas trading period to date as appetite for discovery commerce continues to grow, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsHobbycraft Christmas sales rise driven by festive products
Specialist crafts retailer Hobbycraft has reported growing sales over its Christmas trading period as festive products helped drive sales.
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NewsNeptune sees Christmas boost driven by full-price sales
Neptune has grown its like-for-like sales and cash margin over the festive trading period as it executes its turnaround, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAldi gives store staff another pay rise as discounter ‘extends market-leading pay rates’
Discount supermarket giant Aldi has announced that it will be giving its staff another pay rise from March, as it “extends [its] market-leading pay rates”.
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NewsRetail sales growth over Christmas slows as consumers wait for discounts
Total UK retail sales growth over the Christmas period was down year on year, as cash-conscious consumers waited to splash out on New Year sales.
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AnalysisThe retail categories set to succeed in the next six months
Download How They’ll Spend It 2026 to find out which sectors will succeed in convincing squeezed shoppers to part with their money in the first half of the year
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NewsThe Entertainer posts Christmas sales rise despite shoppers trading down
Toy specialist The Entertainer has reported an increase in sales over the festive period, although its average transaction size edged down.
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NewsTHG ‘finishes year on a high’ as seasonal sales climb
Health and beauty retailer THG has posted “strong” sales in the final quarter of its financial year.
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NewsShoe Zone suffers fall in profits in challenging year
Shoe Zone has reported lower full-year profits and cautioned that the new financial year is off to a tough start.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop reports sale increase driven by gifts and personalisation
The Perfume Shop has reported a rise in sales over the festive period as gift sets and personalisation services were popular.
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NewsSosandar credits ecommerce growth with surging sales
Fashion retailer Sosandar has credited the “continued momentum” of its ecommerce platform with a jump in revenues.
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NewsFortnum & Mason beats tough market to post profit surge and strong Christmas
Food specialist Fortnum & Mason has unveiled a strong financial performance, “despite challenging times for consumers in the UK and beyond”.
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InterviewKPIs: Edited chief scientist Michael Ross on retail’s ‘red flag’ 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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InterviewQ&A: Miniso chief operating officer on the retailer’s 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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Opinion‘There are powerful signs that the social media tidal wave is ebbing’
Retailers have poured resources and expertise into social media, but the prime minister’s announcement this week on a consultation over a ban for under-16s is another sign the mood is turning against such networks. What will happen if that route to customers closes, asks Charlotte Hardie
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NewsProCook sees record peak season trading and gains in market share
Specialist kitchenware brand ProCook has recorded its best ever peak trading season as well as significant gains in market share.
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NewsMulberry records growth across all markets as strategy starts to deliver
UK luxury fashion brand Mulberry has recorded revenue growth across all markets as its ongoing new strategy is starting to pay off.