Leadership

Liberty names new retail director

Deliveroo sees surging demand for last-minute Christmas supplies

Saks Global wins court approval for $400m rescue financing

American streetwear brand First Down to relaunch in the UK

Nearly half of returns over peak season included a fee

Topshop launches dedicated European website

Very Group reports ‘resilient’ peak trading driven by toys, home and beauty

Ikea launches virtual products on Roblox

Amazon set to close Milton Keynes fulfilment centre

Dunelm has ‘softer than anticipated’ golden quarter

Iconic department store group Saks files for bankruptcy protection

N Brown promotes internally for newly created chief operating officer role

Holland & Barrett poaches Vision Express MD for executive role

Booths toasts ‘record-breaking’ Christmas period

Mulberry records growth across all markets as strategy starts to deliver

ProCook sees record peak season trading and gains in market share

Fortnum & Mason beats tough market to post profit surge and strong Christmas

Sosandar credits ecommerce growth with surging sales

The Perfume Shop reports sale increase driven by gifts and personalisation

Shoe Zone suffers fall in profits in challenging year

THG ‘finishes year on a high’ as seasonal sales climb

The Entertainer posts Christmas sales rise despite shoppers trading down

Aldi gives store staff another pay rise as discounter ‘extends market-leading pay rates’

Retail sales growth over Christmas slows as consumers wait for discounts

Neptune sees Christmas boost driven by full-price sales

Hobbycraft Christmas sales rise driven by festive products

TikTok Shop reports ‘best-performing’ Christmas trading yet

Space NK sees ‘record breaking’ peak trading with strongest ever Black Friday

Q&A: Miniso chief operating officer on the retailer’s limitless UK ambitions

KPIs: Edited chief scientist Michael Ross on retail’s ‘red flag’ metrics

Superdry CEO Julian Dunkerton: ‘The brand lost its DNA and I put it back’

Q&A: MiQ products and solutions director on cutting through advertising noise

Q&A: Greggs boss discusses recent successes, the consumer environment, and weight loss jabs

Q&A: Zilch CRO on how tight budgets are shaping consumer payment behaviour

Q&A: Superdrug head of own brand and exclusives on appealing to Gen Z

Footfall: BT Active Intelligence MD on enhancing visitor stats with demographics

Exit interview: outgoing Ikea UK&I boss Peter Jelkeby

Facial recognition: Facewatch CEO on why retailers can’t just rely on the police and the government to protect workers

Q&A: Primark licensing director on staying culturally relevant

Supply chain: DHL retail and ecommerce boss on leveraging AI, data and teamwork in time for peak

Q&A: Puma UK and Ireland MD on breaking boundaries with the brand’s new Oxford Street flagship

Q&A: Trinny London MD on omnichannel, personalisation and Christmas

Chatbots: Lush global customer care manager on using AI to manage Black Friday discourse

Q&A: Halfords CEO Henry Birch on the Budget, AI and Black Friday

Stanley 1913’s general manager on turning a viral phenomenon into long-term value

The retail categories set to succeed in the next six months

Promotional research for Vypr, By Ben Sillitoe

LIVE 2026: the five sessions that digital directors can’t miss

Takeaways from Tesco and Sainsbury’s strong Christmas showing

Marks & Spencer Christmas trading – the City reaction

Ranking: Christmas trading 2025 league table

Explainer: What is the Zeos platform and how is it helping Next achieve success?

Partnership update: Holland & Barrett’s health service tie-up, Waitrose electronic shelf labels, and more

Store tour: Cotswold Company’s first retail park store with CCO Lisa Coppin

Inside the boardroom: what retail leaders expect in the year ahead

Baked beans and posh handbags: five retail brands to watch in 2026

In pictures: the best new concept and flagship store openings of the year

Innovation round-up: Strategic partnerships, AI agents and gamified experiences

Retail technology: Experts predict tech trends for 2026

What’s next for WHSmith as it plans recovery from accounting controversy?

Shake-ups, showdowns and sabotage: the stories that defined retail in 2025

Why Currys boss Baldock is confident despite challenges

A tale of two Budgets: Mapping retail’s rising cost crisis

Cross-border commerce: The who, what, where of international spend

Promotional research for PayPal, By Gemma Goldfingle

Ranking: Retail’s biggest winners and losers in business rates revaluation

The hungry retailer: What has Frasers acquired this year?

Test drive: Notonthehighstreet’s AI shopping tool

Black Friday is dead, long live Black Friday: The stats behind the 2025 shopping phenomenon

Promotional research for Talon.One