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• Tesco to release 120,000 extra delivery slots this Easter

  18-02-2026 07:57 via theretailbulletin.com
  Tesco is adding 120,000 extra delivery slots in the run-up to Easter with bookings opening up a week earlier this year. For the first time, the supermarket... View Article
  
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• Packaged food producers turn to price cuts as US sales stagnate

  21-02-2026 12:00
  Inflation, anti-obesity drugs and a processed foods backlash have driven consumers from the snack aisles
  
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• The problems piling up at fast-fashion giant Shein

  20-02-2026 20:01
  Regulatory probes and the ending of customs loopholes pose big challenges, but its business model is highly resilient
  
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• Corporate America demands refunds after Trump’s tariffs struck down

  20-02-2026 18:43
  Battle lines begin to form over who will recover more than $130bn in levies assessed on imports
  
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• Stock markets rally and US dollar dips after supreme court rules against Trump’s sweeping tariffs; Hat-trick of good UK economic news – as it happened

  20-02-2026 18:27
  Investors respond after US supreme court rules that Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powersUS Politics live: US supreme court rules against Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffsUK reports record-breaking budget surplus of £30.4bn in surprise boost for Rachel ReevesArt and antiques help lift retail sales in Great Britain to biggest monthly rise since 2024The jump in tax receipts last month may show that UK government receipts are starti
  
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• UK swings to record budget surplus in January while retail sales surge

  20-02-2026 18:16
  Improvement in public finances helped by higher self-assessed income tax and capital gains tax receipts
  
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• UK swings to record £30bn budget surplus in January as retail sales surge

  20-02-2026 18:16
  Improvement in public finances helped by higher self-assessed income tax and capital gains tax receipts
  
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• Cold chain is the bottleneck in grocery ecommerce – but it doesn’t need to be this way

  20-02-2026 16:56 via retailgazette.co.uk
  By Ross Hackney, Sales Director at Lowe Rental
  Grocery ecommerce is now firmly embedded in the way people shop, and the numbers continue to climb.
  In November 2025, 20.6 per cent of UK households placed an online grocery order. Online now represents billions of pounds in annual spend and underlines the channel’s growing weight within the market.
  What began as a pandemic necessity has become a permanent feature of the UK grocery landscape, with digital baskets now embedded in weekly shoppin
  
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• Asos co-founder dies in fall from 18-storey building in Thailand

  20-02-2026 16:31
  Police say UK entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths fell from 17th floor of an 18-floor condominium on 9 FebruaryQuentin Griffiths, the co-founder of the online fashion retailer Asos, has died after falling from an apartment building in the Thai seaside resort city of Pattaya.Police told Reuters that the 58-year-old had fallen from the 17th floor of an 18-storey condominium on 9 February. Continue reading...
  
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• Debenhams Group boosts fundraise to £40m

  20-02-2026 12:59 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Debenhams Group has increased its proposed fundraising to £40m, as it reportedly seeks to strengthen its balance sheet and accelerate its turnaround strategy.
  The figure exceeds the business’s previous target, after Debenhams confirmed plans for a £35m equity fundraise earlier this week.
  The brand completed the placing and subscription at an issue price of 18p per share, marking a 5% discount from the 19p closing price on 17 February.
  The fundraising was described as “sig
  
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• Co-op quick commerce MD Chris Conway steps down after 8 years

  20-02-2026 12:53 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Co-op quick commerce managing director Chris Conway has departed from the retailer after 8 years.
  Conway joined the convenience giant in March 2018 as its director of ecommerce.
  Prior to this, he served as head of online for Morrisons from 2015 to 2018, after more than a 13 year stint at Asda.
  Posting on LinkedIn, Conway said: “After 8 years, my time at the Co-op has come to an end.
  “It’s been a privilege to help shape the evolution of our online and quick commerce proposition.
  
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• Retail sales bounce back in January

  20-02-2026 12:13 via theretailbulletin.com
  Retail sales bounced back in January to mark the biggest monthly increase since May 2024. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 1.8% rise in... View Article
  
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• Flying Tiger appoints new CEO to bolster international growth

  20-02-2026 11:37 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Flying Tiger Copenhagen has named Jens Aarup Mikkelsen as its new CEO, succeeding Martin Jermiin. 
  Mikkelsen will step down from his current role as CEO International to take up the position of group CEO at the variety store chain. 
  Jermiin, who joined Flying Tiger in 2019, is set to continue his career outside of the company.
  Mikkelsen assumed the role of CEO on 19 February. 
  Jermiin is set to remain a member of the board of directors of Flying Tiger Copenhagen parent company, Ze
  
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• Topshop and Tolu Coker unveil capsule collection

  20-02-2026 11:32 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Topshop has collaborated with British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker to launch an 18-piece capsule collection, which was previewed at her show at London Fashion Week.
  The show was attended by many guests, including King Charles III and British rapper, Lil Simz.
  This launch follows the firm’s announcement that it will be returning to the British high street.
  The collection aims to explore social mobility and the “modern-women in motion”. It is inspired by Coker’s London upbr
  
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• Art and antiques help lift retail sales in Great Britain to biggest monthly rise since 2024

  20-02-2026 10:35
  January increase of 1.8% beats forecasts and was also driven by shoppers snapping up jewellery onlineRetail sales in Great Britain rose 1.8% in January, the largest monthly increase in almost two years, according to official data, as heavy discounting and post-Christmas sales drew consumers back to bigger ticket purchases.The rise easily beat forecasts of a 0.2% rise and was partly driven by sales of artwork and antiques sales in January, alongside continued strong sales from online jewellers, t
  
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• Exploring North Face’s brand new Flannels concept store design

  20-02-2026 10:16 via retailgazette.co.uk
  American clothing brand The North Face has unveiled a new concept space within Flannels to mark the launch of its SS26 Red Box Collection.
  The new design can be found in Flannel’s flagship stores in Leeds and Liverpool and aims to bring “elevated in-store theatre” to the retail experience.
  Devised by creative agency Syn, the pop-up was designed to respond to a generation of luxury customers who move between “technical performance and lifestyle expression”.
  The space
  
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• Sales rebound in Jan as retail sees strongest rise since May ’24

  20-02-2026 09:53 via retailgazette.co.uk
  The latest Office for National Statistics figures show retail sales volumes jumped 1.8 per cent in January, marking the largest monthly increase since May 2024 and offering the clearest sign yet that consumers may be regaining some confidence after a soft end to 2025.
  The uplift follows a 0.4 per cent rise in December and a revised 0.4 per cent fall in November, with volumes now 4.5 per cent higher year on year.
  Over the three months to January, sales edged up 0.1 per cent, and were 2.6 per cent
  
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• ebay to acquire Depop from Etsy in $1.2 billion deal

  20-02-2026 08:27 via theretailbulletin.com
  Etsy is to sell its Depop C2C fashion marketplace to eBay for approximately $1.2 billion. ebay said the acquisition will accelerate its C2C strategy by deepening... View Article
  
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• Kookaï to make UK debut in Soho’s Carnaby Street

  20-02-2026 08:22 via theretailbulletin.com
  Kookaï has chosen Soho’s Carnaby Street for the opening of its first permanent UK location. The Australian-owned womenswear retailer has taken a 1,800 square foot store... View Article
  
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• Flying Tiger appoints new CEO as it looks to strengthen international growth

  20-02-2026 08:08 via theretailbulletin.com
  Flying Tiger Copenhagen has promoted Jens Aarup Mikkelsen to the role of group chief executive as it looks ahead to strengthening its international growth. He has... View Article
  
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• Why asset data is the foundation of HFC phase-uut

  20-02-2026 07:00 via theretailbulletin.com
  A Conversation with Andrew Williams, Data & Innovation Director, LoweConex The phase-out of HFCs is no longer something organisations can simply monitor from a distance. It... View Article
  
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• Walmart loses sales crown to Amazon despite record revenues

  19-02-2026 16:13
  Retailer eclipsed by ecommerce and cloud computing titan for first time even with 5.6% jump in fourth quarter
  
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• Why asset data is the foundation of HFC phase-out

  19-02-2026 13:36 via retailgazette.co.uk
  A Conversation with Andrew Williams, data & innovation director, LoweConex
  The phase-out of HFCs is no longer something organisations can simply monitor from a distance. It is not just a regulatory requirement. It is becoming an operational and commercial reality.
  Retailers, facilities teams and procurement leaders are already feeling the pressure. Regulation is tightening. Supply is shrinking. Prices are rising. And yet many organisations are still asking the same question: Where do we begi
  
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• UK retailers are seeing higher conversion rates when using conversational AI search

  19-02-2026 13:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  According to new research from website solutions firm Firney, UK retailers working with conversational AI search are seeing conversion rates up to three times higher when compared to traditional keyword-based search.
  The study, titled The £4 Trillion Conversation, has highlighted that users using AI-powered search convert at rates between 200 per cent to 300 per cent higher than those browsing using standard filters and category pages.
  It found that consumers who use site search spend 2.6
  
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• Firney: UK retailers are seeing higher conversion rates when using conversational AI search

  19-02-2026 13:04 via retailgazette.co.uk
  According to new research from website solutions firm Firney, UK retailers working with conversational AI search are seeing conversion rates up to three times higher when compared to traditional keyword-based search.
  The study, titled The £4 Trillion Conversation, has highlighted that users using AI-powered search convert at rates between 200 per cent to 300 per cent higher than those browsing using standard filters and category pages.
  It found that consumers who use site search spend 2.6
  
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• Walmart sales boosted by wealthy online shoppers

  19-02-2026 13:02
  Retailer’s annual revenues eclipsed for first time by ecommerce and cloud computing giant Amazon
  
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• Ebay buys Depop for $1.2bn in effort to lure younger shoppers

  19-02-2026 10:35
  Deal agreed to acquire British secondhand fashion resale app from Etsy as eBay attempts to fend off AmazonThe online retailer eBay has agreed to buy the British secondhand fashion resale app Depop from Etsy for about $1.2bn (£890m) in cash, as eBay targets younger fashion-loving consumers.The deal comes at a time when secondhand marketplaces continue to soar in popularity, especially among gen Z shoppers – born between 1997 and 2012 – amid a squeeze on household incomes and con
  
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• Staffing cull on the horizon for retail due to rising costs, says BRC

  19-02-2026 09:29 via retailgazette.co.uk
  Retailers are preparing to cut staff hours and freeze recruitment, as rising government-imposed employment costs intensify pressure on an already fragile sector.
  A survey released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) of retail CFOs and finance directors found that 61 per cent plan to reduce staff hours and overtime over the next 12 months, while 45 per cent expect to freeze recruitment.
  More than half (55 per cent) are looking to cut head office headcount and 42 per cent are considering
  
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• Debenhams Group increases fundraise to £40 million

  19-02-2026 09:29 via theretailbulletin.com
  Debenhams Group has increased its fundraising from £35 million to £40 million in response to investor demand. In a statement, the group said the planned fundraise... View Article
  
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• nShift announces AI-ready foundation for the future of digital commerce

  19-02-2026 09:11 via theretailbulletin.com
  Built on mature, API-first e-commerce delivery infrastructure designed to enable AI-driven execution at scale  nShift today announced that its delivery platform is ready for the next generation... View Article
  
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