The Latest Key Retail and Leisure News

Oct 20 Tommy Hilfiger launches an adaptive fashion line for disabled adults

Oct 20 IKEA celebrates 30 years with immersive house parties

Oct 20 Toys and games market to be worth £4.9bn by 2022

Oct 20 Hammerson reveals the impact of technology and innovation on retail experience

Oct 19 Tapi Carpet & Floors losses widen amid ‘aggressive’ store expansion

Oct 19 UK banks ‘exposed to money laundering in South Africa’

Oct 19 Harrods profits soar as tourists snap up Brexit bargains

Oct 19 Jacques Vert chief executive Shaun Wills exits

Oct 18 Urban&Civic sells Hampton by Hilton Stansted for £48.3m

Oct 18 Legoland owner warns of terrorism impact to its profits

Oct 18 Reborn, online BHS sees major sales uplift alongside Ingenico Group

Oct 18 £450 million of old pound coins became useless overnight as they stopped being legal tender

Oct 17 Metro Bank is opening its third drive-thru store in Luton

Oct 17 Ikea: why we have a love-hate relationship with the Swedish retailer

Oct 17 Eight days to go until the ribbon on £440m Westgate Shopping Centre is cut

Oct 17 Daimler recalls 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK

Oct 12 Paperchase profits fall amid ‘difficult’ year

Oct 12 Travelodge teams up with Intu to open hotel at Lakeside

Oct 12 Intu contributed £5bn to UK economy in 2016

Oct 12 British stores lose 800 million pounds to shoplifters

Oct 11 EE apologises for voice call fault

Oct 11 Nisa board recommends Co-op’s £137.5m offer

Oct 11 Discount retailers Poundland and Dealz partner with Aptos to support growth plans

Oct 11 Town centre to get £1/2m cash windfall

Oct 10 Morrisons sued by staff over personal data breach

Oct 10 UK attracting record number of tourists

Oct 10 Matalan profits rise boosted by full price sales

Oct 10 Bicester Village unveils 30 new retail units

Oct 09 Sainsbury’s extends Patisserie Valerie partnership trial

Oct 09 Royal Mail workers plan October 19-21 strike

Oct 09 Brand Britain’ hasn’t been weakened by Brexit, says Cath Kidston boss

Oct 09 UK retailers ‘need EU workers after Brexit’

Oct 06 Thomas Cook pilots call off strikes

Oct 06 Sports Direct shutters half of its Debenhams concessions

Oct 06 Average grocery basket price falls slightly

Oct 06 Why retailers risk losing £249bn by ignoring disabled consumers

Oct 05 Travelodge to expand across London

Oct 05 DFS profits drop amid ‘challenging’ market

Oct 05 Fresh rail strikes hit services across England

Oct 05 The top 20 fastest growing retailers in the UK

Oct 04 Tesco profits rocket as turnaround gathers pace

Oct 04 Reserved hires HDH to boost UK expansion in “super prime locations”

Oct 04 Royal Mail staff vote to strike over pensions

Oct 04 Deloitte: retailers must act now to ‘future proof’ their business

Oct 03 Prezzo expects six to 10 openings in next year

Oct 03 Australian accessories retailer to make UK debut

Oct 03 Big retail names set up shop in Banbridge and Bangor centres

Oct 03 Five empty businesses in Bridgwater’s High Street and what could fill them

Oct 02 Applegreeen raises more than £40m in share placing

Oct 02 1/3 of British retailers expect downturn after Brexit