All Retail Week articles in September 2026 – Page 4
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AnalysisDunelm boss kicks off new strategy with job cuts and range rationalisation
Dunelm boss Clo Moriarty has unveiled a new three-year strategy to shift the dial on stubborn pre-tax profit growth. Retail Week spoke to her to discover what the strategy means for the retailer and why it’s starting with job cuts and range rationalisation.
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NewsEuropean Commission warned changes to Google Search could backfire
A coalition of European shopping comparison sites has written an open letter warning the European Commission that proposed changes to Google Search could backfire.
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AnalysisPreparing for peak: Inside Boots’ Burton warehouse in the run-up to Christmas
It’s a mild September day and summer seems to be over, so now it’s time to think about Christmas.
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NewsBoots unveils new brand platform and campaign
Boots has launched a new brand platform and campaign designed to reflect the retailer’s role for its customers.
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NewsInditex boss hails ‘fantastic results’ as profits and revenues soar
Inditex sales and profits soared in the first half of FY26 as boss Óscar García Maceiras hailed the “extraordinary capabilities of our teams”.
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NewsHotel Chocolat launches on demand delivery partnership with Deliveroo
Hotel Chocolat has announced a new on-demand delivery partnership with Deliveroo.
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NewsLK Bennett owner to receive £3m in fees following rescue deal
LK Bennett owner Gordon Brothers is set to receive some £3m in consultancy and stock clearance fees, after acquiring the business out of administration earlier this year.
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NewsSainsbury’s rolls out half price on selected organic products with Nectar Prices
Sainsbury’s is offering customers half price on selected So Organic produce with Nectar Prices, in the third of its four weekend promotions running through September.
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Opinion‘New jobs campaign should raise retail’s currency in corridors of power’
For once there were warm words from Westminster about retailers. The industry’s launch of a drive to address the NEETs employment crisis should help ensure their voice is heard on other issues, believes George MacDonald
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NewsOcado Retail announces expansion of sustainably focused ‘Future of Food Edit’ range
Ocado Retail has announced the expansion of its Future of Food Edit range which it says works to “support a more sustainable food system”.
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AnalysisCan my chatbot speak to the manager? How AI has changed customer complaints
Brits love to moan, it serves as a social lubricant, a shared bonding ritual, some may say even a cultural rite of passage. But airing a grievance to your spouse about a delayed delivery didn’t always amount to a formal complaint – then we got hold of AI
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Chart of the WeekUK retailers talk more about energy costs than sustainability for the first time since 2017
2026 could be the first year since 2017 that energy costs have been mentioned more times in UK retailers’ earnings calls than sustainability, according to AlphaSense data
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AnalysisRevealed: How 1,000 Brits plan to shop this golden quarter
Access Retail Week’s The Christmas Consumer report for exclusive data on how and when UK shoppers will spend this festive season – with analysis and insight to bolster your strategy
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InterviewMountain Warehouse boss Mark Neale’s role may be changing, but his mindset won’t be
Mark Neale – now executive chair after stepping back from the day-to-day running in the summer – gives a deceptively simple summary of how Mountain Warehouse was built
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NewsDebenhams completes sale of Sheffield distribution centre to Primark
Debenhams Group has today announced that it has sold the automation in its Sheffield distribution centre and reassigned the lease to Primark for £90m.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership losses more than double as it steps up investment
John Lewis Partnership losses more than doubled during its first half as it stepped up investment into its retail businesses amid its ongoing turnaround.
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NewsTHG boss hails ‘strong first half’ as profits and revenues come in ahead of guidance
THG chief executive Matthew Moulding has hailed the retailer’s first half, after reporting that both adjusted EBITDA and group revenues came in above guidance
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NewsCurrys enjoys ‘strong start to the year’ with market share gains across UK and Nordics
Currys has enjoyed a strong start to the financial year, reporting sales growth and market share gains across the UK and Ireland and the Nordics.
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NewsPrimark to launch home delivery in Great Britain
Primark is preparing to launch home delivery in Great Britain under its strategy to strengthen its customer proposition amid continued flat sales.
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Newsletter
Intelligence Briefing: Don’t call it sustainability; Retail sales drop; High street strategy incoming
This year could mark an odd milestone: The first year in the 2020s that energy costs overtook sustainability as a key issue coming up for retail executives. In 2021, the year of the Glasgow COP summit, 76% of earnings calls by listed British retailers included words or phrases linked ...