All Retail Week articles in October 2026
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsBoots close to $9bn sale to Weston family
A $9bn sale of health and beauty giant Boots could go ahead as early as next week.
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NewsRetail and hospitality carry the highest effective tax rates in the UK, BRC data finds
Retail and hospitality pay more tax relative to their profits than any other sector of the UK economy, according to new analysis commissioned by the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsJoybuy boss leaves just months after launch
The managing director of Chinese giant JD.com’s Joybuy business has exited only a few months after its debut in this country.
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NewsTopps Tiles’ sales inch down but ‘strategic progress’ made
Topps Tiles has reported a small decline in full-year sales but reassured on full-year profit prospects.
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AnalysisAI, Prime Day and heatwaves key factors driving UK online spend in 2026
Every year we see a mixed picture of consumer spend, but there are some factors that always seem to drive purchases. Warm weather, the summer of sport, Christmas, Black Friday, and other seasonal events often see consumers open their purses that little bit more.
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NewsMorrisons launches new click-and-collect lockers to up availability and cut waiting times
Grocer Morrisons is piloting new click-and-collect lockers which it expects to “eliminate” waiting times for shoppers as well as expand collection slots.
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NewsLandsec to buy Gateshead’s Metrocentre in £500m deal
Property group Landsec has agreed to acquire the Metrocentre in Gateshead as part of its strategy to invest in “major retail destinations”.
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Opinion‘M&S’ deal with Sephora looks like a boss move in a valuable market’
M&S is making a play in a highly competitive market. With a sale of Boots also on the cards, beauty retail looks poised for big changes, believes George MacDonald
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GalleryTed Baker returns to bricks and mortar with new London concept
British lifestyle brand Ted Baker has returned to physical retail in the UK with a new store concept.
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InterviewHow Mango and Steve Madden have modernised the supply chain with Inspectorio
An optimised retail supply chain can be hard to deliver when scenarios outside of a team’s control can occur. It happens when geopolitical tensions, bottlenecks, communication gaps with suppliers, and more become an issue, but learning how to build resilience has become key.
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NewsDFS appoints new chair
DFS has appointed a new chair to take over from Steve Johnson next year.
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NewsPoundland management buyout team drafts in Interpath
Poundland’s potential management buy-out team has appointed advisors to spearhead a bid amid a tough battle to secure the retailer’s future.
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NewsNike to cut more jobs as sales lag
Nike to cut further jobs after missing quarterly sales expectations.
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NewsCo-op appoints managing director for retail arm
Co-op has appointed a new managing director of its retail business as it plans to maintain business momentum.
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Editor’s Choice: M&S x Sephora; Aldi’s £1bn bet; How AI is reshaping retail
M&S x Sephora Beauty retail has been centre stage this week, which brought big developments in a market that has been performing well and is increasingly competitive. First of all, Marks & Spencer and Sephora unveiled a partnership through which the specialist retailer will open in 100 M&S ...
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Opinion‘The question for boards about AI is whether it’s moving a number that matters’
No retailer would fund a new store format because the demonstration looked good. AI should not be treated any differently, maintains OurCoop chief finance officer Selina Butterfield-Mashoofi
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NewsTesco could swoop for Majestic Wine
Tesco is among the businesses considering a deal to purchase Majestic Wine.
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NewsTesco to offer paid leave for domestic abuse survivors
Tesco has become the first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for domestic abuse survivors.
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NewsFrasers Group announces new luxury era
Frasers Group has launched a new luxury “ecosystem” spanning the UK and US, which it claims is the beginning of a new era.
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Tech & Digital Briefing: Another rogue AI model; How AI assistants source information; and more
Another week, another warning on AI models. This is all getting a bit worrying, isn’t it? Or should we be relieved that these tech bros know the limits of when to pull back? OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, has decided not to release its model GPT-6.1 Astra as it “didn’t quite ...