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NewsBoxing Day footfall reaches highest level in a decade
The strongest footfall performance in a decade was recorded on Boxing Day, climbing 4.4% year on year across all retail destinations, new data shows.
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NewsWaterstones close to appointing IPO adviser
Waterstones owner Elliott Management is close to hiring bankers to work on a multi-billion-pound listing of the bookseller.
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NewsOxford Street regeneration plans pick up pace as Khan convenes improvement team
Plans to revitalise London’s Oxford Street to make it a world-leading urban space for shopping, leisure and outdoor events have moved ahead as City mayor Sir Sadiq Khan convened the team leading the new Oxford Street Development Corporation Board.
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NewsWaitrose eyes expansion with new distribution site and jobs drive
Waitrose has unveiled plans for a new distribution hub and will begin the process of recruiting for hundreds of new jobs later this year.
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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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NewsGola owner acquired by US dealmaker Marubeni
The owner of British sportswear and fashion brand Gola has been acquired by the US arm of Japanese conglomerate Marubeni.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches AI-focused graduate programme
Sainsbury’s is launching a new graduate programme, which includes a focus on developing skills in artificial intelligence.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: How supermarkets performed at Christmas
Ocado was the fastest-growing retailer once again as consumers showed growing appetite for festive shopping online
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DataRanking: Christmas trading 2025 league table
With several retailers releasing their Christmas trading results in January, we can benchmark sales performance across the industry in our annual league table. Check back throughout the month to find out how retailers fared during the critical 2025/26 Christmas trading period.
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NewsTopps Tiles ‘outperforms’ market as sales rise
The eponymous business achieved a 2% increase in like-for-likes in the first quarter to December 27, helped by a 3.7% advance in its trade business and category extensions. The group, which notched up record revenues in its last financial year, posted revenue growth of 3.7% year ...
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NewsCo-op debuts ready meals for weight-loss jab users
Co-op is to launch an own-label ready meal range targeted at people who use weight loss jabs and have smaller appetites.
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NewsPrimark launches biggest activewear range to date
Value fashion giant Primark has curated what it claims is its “most technical” and biggest activewear range to date, encompassing 240 pieces.
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AnalysisExplainer: What is the Zeos platform and how is it helping Next achieve success?
Fashion power Next traded strongly over Christmas, and flagged the benefit of its move onto the Zeos platform as a contributor to success.
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NewsPop Mart boosts global expansion with new production sites
Chinese plush toy maker Pop Mart is to bolster its supply network with manufacturing facilities in Mexico, Cambodia and Indonesia.
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NewsAsda Christmas sales fall despite consumers spending £13.8bn at supermarkets
Asda was the only major British supermarket to see its sales fall over the peak Christmas trading period, despite consumers spending a record £13.8bn at the grocers.
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NewsOka’s ‘rebuild’ project on course after seasonal sales hike
Oka has credited both Black Friday momentum and its winter sale period for a 21% year-on-year sales uplift in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsNext raises profit outlook after better than expected Christmas
Next has raised its full-year profit outlook once again after reporting a better-than-expected Christmas trading.
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NewsClaire’s and The Original Factory Shop lines up administrators
The owner of Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop is set to place both retailers into administration, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk.
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AnalysisPartnership update: Holland & Barrett’s health service tie-up, Waitrose electronic shelf labels, and more
Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail.
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NewsInflation likely to remain ‘sticky’ in 2026, BRC warns
The impact of policy costs and regulation on retailers is expected to result in “sticky” inflation this year, trade body the British Retail Consortium has cautioned.