Retailer News
Retailer news covers both the high street & online retailers. Read about retailer performance, challenge, change, product lines & more. From store openings and closures to financial results and strategic shifts, this category keeps you informed about the businesses shaping the retail world. Key highlights include:- Updates on major retail brand strategies and expansions
- Coverage of mergers, acquisitions, and store openings
- Insights into the performance of retail leaders and innovators
GAIL’s Bakery launches partnership with sustainable British oats brand MOMA
GAIL’s Bakery has launched a partnership with sustainable British oats brand MOMA to bring the bespoke oat drink to neighbourhood bakeries. GAIL’s has chosen to collaborate with MOMA to bring a sustainable craft oat...
Newmark Retail helps Blank Street Coffee expand to Manchester
Newmark Retail UK & EMEA has secured two new locations for Brooklyn-born coffee brand Blank Street in Manchester, its first shops outside London. The first location is situated in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens, an...
Inverness welcomes city’s first Krispy Kreme, bringing doughnut happiness to January in 2024
Krispy Kreme is bringing sweet treats to Inverness with the city’s much-anticipated first location opening on 18th January 2024. What’s more, Krispy Kreme is celebrating opening its first dedicated shop in...
Just for Pets secures second site for dog-focused concept store
Award-winning national pet retailer Just for Pets has secured a second site for its new dog-focused retail brand DOG by Just for Pets (DOG). Advised by Carter Jonas’ retail team,...
Boots reunites with ITV2’s Love Island for new All Stars series
Boots is recoupling with ITV2’s Love Island for the first ever All Stars series as the show’s official beauty partner. The partnership will see Boots exclusively stock the villa with...
Gymshark announces second permanent store with opening at Westfield Stratford City
Gymshark, the fitness community and apparel brand, today announces its plans to open a permanent store in Westfield Stratford City, London. This will be Gymshark’s second permanent store and follows...
Mindful Chef website crashes as thousands of new customers flock to get their healthy start to the year locked in
On 28th December 2023, Mindful Chef, the UK's highest rated recipe box, experienced its first significant website crash due to customer demand as thousands of new and existing customers flocked to...
Stuart teams up with UrbanPiper to empower restaurant businesses
Leading last-mile logistics company, Stuart, has partnered with major integrations provider UrbanPiper to empower restaurateurs across the UK, Ireland, and Europe through a combined tech offering, speeding up order and delivery times for consumers and...
Boots partners with YorkTest to offer food intolerance and allergy testing to customers
YorkTest Laboratories services are now available to more patients via the Boots Health Hub. The move will enable Boots Health Hub to direct customers looking for food intolerance, allergy or other...
IKEA lowers prices across thousands of products
As part of its long-term commitment to provide a more affordable, sustainable life at home for its customers, IKEA UK will today lower prices on thousands of its products. The...
Sainsbury’s launches Smart Charge: new ultra-rapid service
Sainsbury’s has today launched Smart Charge, a brand-new, dedicated EV charging business that will give drivers access to ultra-rapid EV charging points across its stores. This bold move illustrates the...
Axel Arigato is set to open a new flagship store in Covent Garden in 2024
Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Axel Arigato, the Swedish footwear brand, is set to open a new flagship store in Covent Garden in 2024. Located in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials, the...
Tesco upgrades profit expectations following a cautious start to the financial year, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of Tesco’s figures for the 19 weeks ending 6th January 2024; Eleanor Simpson-Gould, senior retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view:...
Hobbycraft sees sales of painting and knitting tools rise
As the nation gets back to normality following the festive season, the ‘January blues’ and onset of Season Affective Disorder (SAD) leaves many feeling anxious and downbeat, resulting in the...
Greece’s largest online marketplace, Skroutz, eyes new European expansion, and will enhance personalisation with a new partnership with MoEngage
Skroutz, the largest ecommerce marketplace in Greece, is eyeing further European expansion. Following its rapid growth, it has partnered with MoEngage, the leading insights-led customer engagement platform, growing customer conversions by...
Zitcha and Axonet announce new partnership to enhance c-store shopper engagement and experiences
Today a new partnership between Zitcha and Axonet offers those in FMCG a new channel to connect with previously unreachable convenience store shopper audiences. The convenience store sector is a $44bn...
Successful Black Friday promotions and Christmas marketing bolster The Very Group sales amid a challenging backdrop, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of The Very Group’s figures for the seven weeks ending 22nd December 2023; Tash Van Boxel, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers...
M&S sustains sales momentum across Food and Clothing & Home over the Christmas period
Stuart Machin, chief executive said: “Our strategy to reshape M&S for growth has enabled sustained sales momentum across Food and Clothing & Home over the Christmas period. Thank you to our customers...
Envision Racing x Superdry: new campaign drives sustainability and style for fashion and Formula E audiences
Envision Racing is delighted to announce a multi-year partnership with British fashion brand, Superdry, beginning from Season 10 of the FIA Formula E World Championship. Superdry will supply the reigning...
Believ announces 25% ‘Winter Warmer’ credit on overnight EV charging
Charge point operator Believ is launching a 25% credit on overnight electric vehicle (EV) charging sessions across its entire network for Believ customers with a registered account for the next...
