Quiz Clothing administrators have stepped up the business’s clearance sale throughout its stores as it presses ahead with its hunt for a buyer.  Source

UK shoppers are increasingly focusing on improving their health during 2026, according to new data from NIQ. Source

Stores are rapidly evolving into full-fledged media networks and channels, as retailers double down on retail media… Source

Fashion and lifestyle trade show Scoop will open at London’s Olympia National on Sunday (8 February), marking 15 years of the annual buying extravaganza. Bringing together international designers from fashion, accessories, lifestyle and home, the three-day event will welcome buyers, press and industry leaders to celebrate “creativity, craftsmanship and thoughtful discovery at the heart of……

Sainsbury’s chief retail, logistics and supply chain officer Tracey Clements, and Amazon’s director for EU Fresh Matt Birch have been appointed as new trustees of retail industry charity the Retail Trust. The pair will join other retail leaders on the charity’s board of trustees including Landsec’s managing director for retail Bruce Findlay, New Look’s former executive chairman Alistair George,……

M&S has opened a new flagship store in Southgate Bath. Source

Retail’s AI conversation is starting to feel oddly familiar. Consumers and retailers are moving at different speeds. This time, though, it’s the inverse of what typically happens. In the case of AI, consumers are demonstrating a readiness for technology that retailers haven’t been able to match. That’s the core tension running through an extremely insightful new……

Fashion brand Joules has named former Asos exec Katie Coates as its new director of buying and sourcing, Drapers reported. Coates previously served as Asos interim director of responsible sourcing and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) from September 2023 to April 2025, after joining the company in January 2021 as its head of sourcing.  She……

Frasers Group is set to acquire a majority shareholding in Italian sportswear retailer Maxi Sport SpA. Source

WHSmith has opened three new sites across Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport this week, marking its continued investment in travel hubs across the North of the UK. Source