All Retail Week articles in September 2026 – Page 3
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership aims to generate nearly £300m from loyalty schemes and retail media
The John Lewis Partnership is striving to generate nearly £300m in extra profit from both its loyalty schemes and retail media arm as it continues its turnaround.
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NewsDobbies back in the black as growth strategy kicks in
Garden centre group Dobbies has returned to profit in its latest financial year, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsThe Range rolls out in-store headsets to improve customer service
The Range is deploying headsets across all of its 283 stores to improve customer service, communication and efficiency, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to recruit over 10,000 Christmas roles
John Lewis Partnership is recruiting for more than 10,000 roles over the golden quarter across the country.
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Newsletter
Tech & Digital Briefing: AI priorities for N Brown and John Lewis; How advanced are robots in the UK?; and more
“AI is not just a flash in the pan. It’s not another metaverse – it’s here to stay and change how we work and live.” This is what N Brown Group tech director Chris Williamson said to me in our recent interview. It made me chuckle, as I remember the ...
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NewsDecathlon slashes prices on ‘back to sport’ club essentials
Sportswear retailer Decathlon has made price cuts on a range of ‘back to sport’ deals on common items associated with sports clubs.
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FeatureAn inside look at Amsterdam’s ambitions to become a circular economy
Located in Het Sieraad, a historic building with an expansive atrium and canal views in de Baarsjes in west Amsterdam, lies a handful of rails of luxury clothing from brand Martan’s upcoming collection. But there’s something rather unusual about the fabric behind the clothes – it’s made from discarded textile waste from the hotel industry (think used tablecloths and bed sheets).
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NewsMarks & Spencer invests millions in lowering organic food prices
Marks & Spencer is investing over £4m into lowering the prices of its organic range and it also plans to double the size of its food business.
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AnalysisWhy Sainsbury’s holds all the cards in any potential supermarket mega-merger
Rumours are swirling about potential grocery M&A, and bankers are on manoeuvres. Retail Week evaluates some of the proposals being floated, looks at who exactly is floating them and why Sainsbury’s is the name on everyone’s lips
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NewsNext wins appeal of equal pay case
Next has won its appeal to overturn a 2024 court ruling that forced the retail giant to pay its store staff the same higher basic pay rates as its warehouse workers.
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InterviewUnder Armour’s run product expert on how run clubs are shifting expectations
Major cities across the country have become positively overrun by run clubs, putting additional pressure on how major sports brands and retailers choose to show up to customers.
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NewsRetail sales cool as blazing hot summer ends
UK consumer demand cooled in August, as a summer marked by relentless heatwaves drew to an end.
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NewsRetailers to create thousands of jobs to combat youth unemployment crisis
UK retailers and the government have created a plan to hire thousands of young people in a bid to tackle youth unemployment, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsPrettyLittleThing founder to launch activewear brand
The founder of PrettyLittleThing is planning to launch an activewear brand to rival the likes of Gymshark and Alo, Retail Week understands.
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NewsDunelm posts sales rise and embarks on 'bigger, better, bolder' strategy
Dunelm’s chief executive has set out a new “disciplined, bounded and self-funded” strategy to strengthen its position in the market.
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NewsWaitrose invests £10m in ready meals revamp
Waitrose is revamping its No. 1 own-label ready meals range as demand for the category surges.
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Grocery Briefing: A choose-your-own grocery M&A adventure, Tesco leads NEETs jobs pledge, and exclusive AI data
Better together? Summer may now be over, but the rumour mill around the potential for a supermarket mega-merger hasn’t cooled down with the temperature. As this column has written about quite extensively over the last few weeks, the main name that keeps cropping up repeatedly in conversations on this topic ...
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NewsLidl to invest £10m in EV charging network and rate reduction
Lidl is set to install 100 new rapid EV chargers at its stores this financial year and is cutting its Lidl Plus member tariff.
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NewsThe Works accused of swaying shareholder vote in fallout
The Works has been accused of attempting to sway a shareholder vote at its AGM by an activist investor.