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CBI Distributive Trades Survey: Retail Activity Slumped in August

Retail sales volumes fell at a steep pace in the year to August, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Next month, sales are expected to decline at a slower...
26 August 2026
Wren showroom (corporate)
Wren to Open New Showroom in Bromborough
26 August 2026
Asda store external (corporate)
Asda: Lowest Earners Only Group to See Spending Power Fall in Last Year
26 August 2026
Poundland Store External (corporate)
Poundland Opens First New Store in Two Years; Updates on Trading
26 August 2026
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UK Store News

Wren showroom (corporate)
Wren to Open New Showroom in Bromborough

Bromborough homeowners planning their next home improvement project will soon have a new destination for design inspiration and expert advice, as Wren , the UK's leading kitchen and bedroom...
26 August 2026
Magnet Harrogate ribbon cutting
Magnet Opens Small-Format Showroom in Harrogate
25 August 2026
Morrisons Palmers Green - The Range, Homebase and wilko collection hub
Morrisons Store Hosts Collection Hub for The Range, Homebase and wilko
24 August 2026
Bury St Edmunds-West Brewers
Brewers Opens New Store in Bury St Edmunds-West
24 August 2026
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UK People News

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Wholesale Domestic Appoints Anne Scullion as Head of Commercial

Wholesale Domestic has promoted Anne Scullion to Head of Commercial, bringing its Sales, Marketing, Brand, Ecommerce and three Scottish showrooms under one commercial function as the business...
21 August 2026
Bensons for Beds store (corporate)
John Rastall Appointed Commercial Director at Bensons for Beds
13 August 2026
Peter Ruis (L) and Will Kernan (R) John Lewis Partnership
John Lewis Partnership Announces New MD as Peter Ruis Steps Down
11 August 2026
Jewson lorries - STARK Building Materials UK
STARK UK Appoints Jan Green as Chief Commercial Officer
28 July 2026
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International News

Alrik - Optimera Transport
Optimera Partners with Alrik to Strengthen Transport Operations

Optimera, part of Saint-Gobain, is strengthening its transport operations through a long-term partnership with Swedish AI company Alrik, creating a single, shared view of deliveries across its...
25 August 2026
Lowe's store mountain background (corporate)
Lowe's Reports Flat Q2 Sales; Reduces Guidance
20 August 2026
The Home Depot internal store image (corporate)
The Home Depot Launches Nationwide Express Delivery
19 August 2026
The Home Depot packaging (corporate)
The Home Depot: Q2 Revenue Exceeds Expectations
18 August 2026
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Digital Retail News

WRC 2026 JD.com booth (corporate)
JD.com Unveils Robotics Strategy at World Robot Conference

JD.com unveiled its robotics strategy at the 2026 World Robot Conference (WRC 2026), outlining plans to commit RMB 10 billion in resources to the sector by 2028 and accelerate the deployment of...
25 August 2026
IKEA Second Hand Marketplace
IKEA to Launch Second-Hand Marketplace Platform
17 August 2026
JD Q2 2026
JD.com Posts Q2 Revenue Decline
17 August 2026
Dunelm AI Shopping Agent Press Release
Dunelm Launches 'Ask Dunelm' AI Shopping Agent
06 August 2026
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Thank you for the excellent presentation that you gave at Woodbury Park on Thursday morning. It was very interesting and thought-provoking for our Retail members. The feedback has been excellent.

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Martin Elliott. Chief Executive - Home Hardware.
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