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Retail Week awards 2026 winners group photo

Retail Week Awards 2026 winners revealed

Retail Leader of the Year: Currys' Alex Baldock on high performance and high expectations

Outstanding Contribution to Retail: The Entertainer's Gary Grant on why success is a family affair

‘We’ll never forget what he did for our family’: Amar Aslam of Boots Opticians wins Pride of Retail Award

In pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery

Retail Week Awards 2026 winners revealed
Retail Leader of the Year: Currys' Alex Baldock on high performance and high expectations
Outstanding Contribution to Retail: The Entertainer's Gary Grant on why success is a family affair
‘We’ll never forget what he did for our family’: Amar Aslam of Boots Opticians wins Pride of Retail Award
In pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery

Charts of the Week: OpenAI drops Instant Checkout, what does that mean?

In pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery

Waitrose unveils multimillion-pound store transformation

Dyson opens first UK off-price store at Bicester Village

Frasers Group opens flagship Everlast Gym

Molton Brown unveils new store in central London

In pictures: Topshop makes debut in John Lewis

In pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery
Waitrose unveils multimillion-pound store transformation
Dyson opens first UK off-price store at Bicester Village
Frasers Group opens flagship Everlast Gym
Molton Brown unveils new store in central London
In pictures: Topshop makes debut in John Lewis

Opinion

‘Next will set the tone on retail’s prospects when it reveals results as war rages’

Analysis

Exclusive: Nearly half of UK shop workers feel shut out of digital decision making

In paid partnership with Rotageek, By Laura Heywood

Analysis

Test drive: Launch of online shopping platform Joybuy UK

More analysis & opinion

Digital Capability Index 2026

Digital Capability Index 2026 – which retailers best meet consumer expectations?

Special reports

Traceability, Trust, Transformation
In paid partnership with Xpedition
An essential overview of where to invest to achieve ethical, compliant and customer-centric supply chains.
Talking Shop
In paid partnership with Rotageek
Talking Shop 2026 reveals the unfiltered reality from 500 UK retail workers.
Loyalty, Growth and the Future Consumer
In paid partnership with SheerID
In 2026, loyalty means more than just points and discount programmes.
How They’ll Spend It 2026
In paid partnership with Vypr
Exclusive data and real-life insights from 500 consumers, mapping out the complex mindset of the 2026 shopper.

Retail Voice

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