Ellis Hawthorne

Online retail sales are expected to slow to 3.6% throughout 2025 (Emarketer), but there's a small cohort of UK pureplays that are posting eye-watering year-on-year growth

Consumer confidence has inched up as shoppers look forward to Black Friday, according to the latest figures.

Kingfisher has appointed a new chief commercial officer, a new role within the home improvement group, Retail Week can reveal.

John Lewis has appointed Anna Milne as its new director of merchandising.

Harrods has said it would refuse to engage with hackers that have made contact with the department store following a breach of its IT systems.

Currys is shutting down its board ESG committee, but insists it is committed to sustainability as ever.

Beauty retailer Vieve has opened the doors to a four-month-long pop-up shop in Glasgow.

Most retailers aren't yet ready to be shopped by customers using an AI agent. At least, that's what our test of ChatGPT's Agent mode showed when Retail Week put it through its paces on some typical shopping missions.

Buses and taxis are to be banned from Oxford Street for a traffic-free day ahead of the London Mayor's plans to introduce permanent pedestrianisation.

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