Neil Saunders
@neilretail.com
Managing Director at GlobalData. Retail analyst.
🇬🇧 Post-Christmas weekend lifts UK retail footfall www.drapersonline.com/news/post-ch...
Post-Christmas weekend lifts UK retail footfall
UK retail footfall rose year on year on 27 and 28 December, as shoppers returned to stores for sales and leisure-led trips following Christmas Day, according to new data from MRI Software.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🇬🇧 Post-Christmas weekend lifts UK retail footfall www.drapersonline.com/news/post-ch...
🇬🇧 Britain lost one pub a day in 2025 www.cityam.com/britain-lost...
Britain lost one pub a day in 2025
Fresh analysis from global tax firm Ryan showed 366 pubs were demolished or converted for other uses in the last 12 months.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:40 AM
🇬🇧 Britain lost one pub a day in 2025 www.cityam.com/britain-lost...
🇬🇧 Baked beans and posh handbags: five retail brands to watch in 2026 www.retail-week.com/specialist-r...
Baked beans and posh handbags: five retail brands to watch in 2026
Whether it's being on the wave of a rising trend or cracking a new territory, here are five retailers you may not have heard of that we think you should keep an eye on in 2026.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
🇬🇧 Baked beans and posh handbags: five retail brands to watch in 2026 www.retail-week.com/specialist-r...
🇬🇧 Allied Pharmacies acquires another 68 branches of troubled Jhoots Pharmacy www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
Allied Pharmacies acquires another 68 branches of troubled Jhoots Pharmacy
Trade unions and MPs are among those to have raised concerns about operational problems at Jhoots and allegations of unpaid staff wages.
www.standard.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
🇬🇧 Allied Pharmacies acquires another 68 branches of troubled Jhoots Pharmacy www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
🇬🇧 Waitrose urges customers not to drink Deeside water over shards of glass risk www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Waitrose urges customers not to drink Deeside water over shards of glass risk
Food Standards Agency issues product alert for still and sparkling 750ml bottles of Waitrose No 1 Deeside mineral water
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January 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
🇬🇧 Waitrose urges customers not to drink Deeside water over shards of glass risk www.theguardian.com/business/202...
🇬🇧 Dua Lipa and Olivia Dean drive UK music boom despite fragile backdrop www.cityam.com/dua-lipa-and...
Dua Lipa and Olivia Dean drive UK music boom despite fragile backdrop
The UK recorded music industry chalked up an 11th consecutive year of growth this year, thanks to a new generation of British artists.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🇬🇧 Dua Lipa and Olivia Dean drive UK music boom despite fragile backdrop www.cityam.com/dua-lipa-and...
🇬🇧 Seasalt plots 10 new stores a year as it ramps up expansion www.drapersonline.com/news/seasalt...
Seasalt plots 10 new stores a year as it ramps up expansion
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt is plotting the opening of 10 new stores a year in 2026 and beyond as it hails ongoing "resilience".
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January 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
🇬🇧 Seasalt plots 10 new stores a year as it ramps up expansion www.drapersonline.com/news/seasalt...
🇬🇧 One pub a day shut for good in 2025 as cost pressures bite www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
One pub a day shut for good in 2025 as cost pressures bite
The overall number of pubs in England and Wales fell to 38,623 from 38,989 a year earlier.
www.standard.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
🇬🇧 One pub a day shut for good in 2025 as cost pressures bite www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
🇬🇧 Bucket hats to strawberries and cream sandwiches – what we bought in 2025 www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
Bucket hats to strawberries and cream sandwiches – what we bought in 2025
From sausage rolls drenched in KFC gravy and a wonky Christmas tree giveaway, here’s what excited consumers this year.
www.standard.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🇬🇧 Bucket hats to strawberries and cream sandwiches – what we bought in 2025 www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
🇬🇧 Walker Crips sees losses widen significantly ahead of takeover www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
Walker Crips sees losses widen significantly ahead of takeover
The London-listed group reported a £7 million pre-tax loss for the six months to September 30 against losses of £1.5 million a year ago.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM
🇬🇧 Walker Crips sees losses widen significantly ahead of takeover www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
🇬🇧 Number of festive drone shows in UK hits record levels www.ft.com/content/4479...
Number of festive drone shows in UK hits record levels
Displays have surged in popularity but high costs, reliability issues and strict rules threaten to restrict growth
www.ft.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
🇬🇧 Number of festive drone shows in UK hits record levels www.ft.com/content/4479...
🇬🇧 One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025
Data shows 366 pubs have been demolished or converted for other uses this year as cost pressures take toll on sector
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:40 AM
🇬🇧 One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
🇬🇧 Ocado eyes global tech push after US setback www.cityam.com/ocado-eyes-g...
Ocado eyes global tech push after US setback
Ocado is set to expand its AI tech globally after US exclusivity deals end, while continuing to grow its UK grocery business.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🇬🇧 Ocado eyes global tech push after US setback www.cityam.com/ocado-eyes-g...
🇬🇧 John Lewis children's Christmas toy recall announced amid 'risk of choking' www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
John Lewis children's Christmas toy recall announced amid 'risk of choking'
A children's Christmas gift sold at John Lewis faces a recall due to a potential choking hazard
www.standard.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🇬🇧 John Lewis children's Christmas toy recall announced amid 'risk of choking' www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
🇬🇧 The challenges facing fashion retail in 2026 www.drapersonline.com/insight/anal...
The challenges facing fashion retail in 2026
As 2026 draws closer, Drapers explores some of the biggest challenges facing the fashion retail sector next year.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🇬🇧 The challenges facing fashion retail in 2026 www.drapersonline.com/insight/anal...
🇬🇧 The new face of whisky investment www.standard.co.uk/shopping/whi...
The new face of whisky investment
Whisky has long been seen as a private investment world reserved for the well-connected and well-informed. Hackstons is helping open the doors, giving a new generation of investors the chance to own…
www.standard.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🇬🇧 The new face of whisky investment www.standard.co.uk/shopping/whi...
🇬🇧 UK consumers cut spending amid wider economic nerves www.cityam.com/uk-consumers...
UK consumers cut spending amid wider economic nerves
Card spending fell 0.2 per cent in the last 12 months, according to Barclays, marking a sharp contrast to the 1.6 per cent growth in 2024.
www.cityam.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🇬🇧 UK consumers cut spending amid wider economic nerves www.cityam.com/uk-consumers...
🇬🇧 Consumer card spending falls due to weak confidence in economy www.retail-week.com/customer/con...
Consumer card spending falls due to weak confidence in economy
Consumer card spending has declined in 2025 year on year, after consumers were careful about budgeting and confidence in the economy fell, according to data from Barclays.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🇬🇧 Consumer card spending falls due to weak confidence in economy www.retail-week.com/customer/con...
🇬🇧 Fashion brand LK Bennett on brink of collapse www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Fashion brand LK Bennett on brink of collapse
Clothing chain acquired by China-based backers out of 2019 insolvency applies to appoint administrators
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🇬🇧 Fashion brand LK Bennett on brink of collapse www.theguardian.com/business/202...
🇬🇧 Jhoots Pharmacy chain could face insolvency after Lloyds Bank high court application www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jhoots Pharmacy chain could face insolvency after Lloyds Bank high court application
Struggling company, which has run more than 100 outlets, has been criticised by MPs over claims it failed to pay locum pharmacists
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🇬🇧 Jhoots Pharmacy chain could face insolvency after Lloyds Bank high court application www.theguardian.com/business/202...
🇬🇧 Majority of Brits think economy is getting worse www.cityam.com/economy-is-g...
Majority of Brits think economy is getting worse
A majority of Brits think the economy is getting worse as they feel the crunch of rising cost pressures despite interest rate cuts.
www.cityam.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🇬🇧 Majority of Brits think economy is getting worse www.cityam.com/economy-is-g...
🇬🇧 Why big online retailers are setting up shop in the real world www.ft.com/content/f3a5...
Why big online retailers are setting up shop in the real world
It remains to be seen who will best juggle the concrete with the digital
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🇬🇧 Why big online retailers are setting up shop in the real world www.ft.com/content/f3a5...
🇬🇧 Sainsbury’s boss among business leaders named in New Year Honours list www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
Sainsbury’s boss among business leaders named in New Year Honours list
Simon Roberts has been made a CBE for services to the retail industry.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🇬🇧 Sainsbury’s boss among business leaders named in New Year Honours list www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
🇬🇧 Sainsbury's boss leads business gongs in New Year Honours list www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
Sainsbury's boss leads business gongs in New Year Honours list
Simon Roberts (pictured) has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the retail industry.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
🇬🇧 Sainsbury's boss leads business gongs in New Year Honours list www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...
🇬🇧 Tesco announces free fruit for select customers: How to claim yours www.standard.co.uk/business/tes...
Tesco announces free fruit for select customers: How to claim yours
Tesco is giving away free fruit to some customers - find out how you can claim today
www.standard.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🇬🇧 Tesco announces free fruit for select customers: How to claim yours www.standard.co.uk/business/tes...