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NewsCurrys chief executive to step down following eight years at the helm
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock will step down from his role after eight years as boss to take on a new external position.
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NewsHolland & Barrett chair to step down after three years in role
Holland & Barrett chairman Alex Gourlay is stepping down from his role after three years at the helm.
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NewsMarks & Spencer switches on AI tools for all store managers
Marks & Spencer is enabling thousands of frontline staff to use generative and Agentic AI tools to support everyday tasks.
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NewsAsda awards ‘above-inflation’ pay rise for hourly workers
Asda has announced an “above-inflation” pay rise for all of its shopfloor workers in an investment worth £80m.
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NewsBRC welcomes government decision to crack down on late payments
The BRC has welcomed a decision made by the government to introduce new measures on late payments for small businesses.
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NewsN Brown promotes from within as it names new CEO
N Brown has promoted its financial services boss Dan Joy to group chief executive following the departure of Steve Johnson.
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NewsNew boss named to lead Debenhams brand to ‘next stage of growth’
Online retail group Debenhams has appointed a managing director of its eponymous brand to accelerate growth at the flagship division, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsHome Bargains boosts pay for shopfloor workers
Home Bargains is boosting pay for its shopfloor staff by 4%, bringing it among some of the best-paying retailers for store workers in the UK, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisIn a time of permacrisis, have retailers forgotten the art of trading?
With the sector staggering from one crisis to the next over the last six years of ‘permacrisis’, Retail Week looks at whether many retailers and brands have simply forgotten the fundamentals of the business.
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Interview‘There’s genius in simplicity’: Vocovo CEO on the importance of a connected store
Retail Week sat down with Vocovo chief executive Beth Worrall about the importance of a connected store for the colleague and customers, AI being leveraged in-store, and how retail staff are battling with the increasing crime and abuse inflicted on them.
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GalleryIn pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery
At the Retail Week Awards 2026, the industry came together to celebrate its best and brightest at a black-tie event hosted by presenter and musician Myleene Klass.
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NewsFootasylum taps Gymshark for new CEO
Footasylum has poached Gymshark global manager Hannah Mercer to be its new chief executive.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2026 winners revealed
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock and The Entertainer founders Gary and Catherine Grant were among the winners at the Retail Week Awards 2026.
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InterviewOutstanding Contribution to Retail: The Entertainer's Gary Grant on why success is a family affair
After handing over the reins to The Entertainer’s staff, co-founder Gary Grant reflects on his distinctive retail career.
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InterviewRetail Leader of the Year: Currys' Alex Baldock on high performance and high expectations
Salesforce Retail Leader of the Year Alex Baldock explains how Currys as become a high-performance business and why there’s more to come.
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Video‘We’ll never forget what he did for our family’: Amar Aslam of Boots Opticians wins Pride of Retail Award
Amar Aslam from Boots Opticians has won the 2026 Pride of Retail Award. Discover his extraordinary story in our special video.
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NewsCurrys expands size of its headquarters as it continues to embrace hybrid working
Currys is expanding the footprint of its headquarters to nearly triple in size as it continues to commit to its hybrid working model.
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NewsHarvey Nichols and JD Williams among retailers named for underpaying staff
The retailers were among 389 businesses named by the Department for Business and Trade as failing to pay some of their workers the minimum wage
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NewsRetail role cuts risk a ‘jobless generation’, warns BRC
The decline in the number of retail roles available in the UK means the country faces the prospect of a “jobless generation”, the boss of the British Retail Consortium has warned.
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AnalysisExclusive: Nearly half of UK shop workers feel shut out of digital decision making
TheTalking Shop 2026 report exposes a growing disconnect between HQ-led digital change and the realities of life on the shop floor, as frontline teams voice frustration and a desire to be heard. Explore the key findings in our preview.