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Retailers suffered a subdued October as shoppers delayed spending ahead of Black Friday and Christmas, figures show. Photo: Brian Lawless/Press Association

Retailer firms suffer subdued October as shoppers hold back for Black Friday
Retailers suffered a subdued October as shoppers delayed spending ahead of Black Friday and Christmas, figures show.

Yorkshire and the Humber was ranked third lowest for footfall growth out of all UK regions in October. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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The award-winning, black pearl-filtered Single Estate Vodka is now available in the UK

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Warm weather and increased discounting helped give UK retail sales a boost last month, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, increased by 1% in June. ( Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Heatwave provides boost for June retail spending

Andy Burnham being interviewed by Sky Sports ahead of the Betfred Super League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture: Nigel French/PA Wire

Burnham urged to reduce costs of employing under-25s in shops

Boots is now the exclusive UK high street retailer for Dr Melaxin, including the Peel Shot Exfoliating White Rice Ampoule that left my skin feeling smoother and looking brighter

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Even small additional uplifts are adding to the now substantial financial burden facing the retail sector

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Co-founder and CEO Melissa Chambers and co-founder and CTO Ben Harper at SiteHop. Sheffield. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Sheffield cybersecurity firm reveals work with major retailer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

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Stef Reid, MBE, world champion and Paralympian inspired Fitasy with her “one-shoe campaign.”

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Marks & Spencer has revealed a slump in sales and profits due to disruption from a major cyber attack last year which halted online clothing sales.(Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

M&S profits fall after cyber attack, but retailer hails ‘progress’

Gracie debuts as the first cross-domain agentic capability in GRC, convening AI experts across risk, compliance, audit and third-party domains on a single task

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Jollyes plans to open 160+ new stores across the UK over five years (Photo: Pexels)

Pet chain targets 11 Yorkshire towns for new stores in major rollout

M&S Sparks loyalty scheme: Changes announced plus birthday perk

Cavani has opened its largest UK store yet in Leeds city centre (Photo: Cavani)

Fashion brand picks Yorkshire for major UK flagship store launch

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Leeds DIY store opening times for Easter 2026 bank holiday weekend
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217-year-old brand with Yorkshire outlets plunges into administration

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Silentnight electric blanket is down to £24.29 in spring clearance

Several major fashion and department store retailers, including M&S, Next and Primark, have announced their opening and closing times for the Easter weekend.

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Easter bank holiday weekend often means reduced or changed supermarket hours in Yorkshire (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Yorkshire Easter supermarket hours for chocolate and hot cross buns

Two new brands have arrived at Victoria Leeds, boosting its retail line-up

Fashion and jewellery brands open stores at shopping centre

Russell & Bromley has launched a closing down sale after falling into administration (Photo: Pexels)

UK shoe chain slashes prices for shoppers in 'everything must go' sale

Marks & Spencer makes huge changes to returns policy - here’s everything you need to know (aff)

M&S makes returns rule change – what shoppers need to know

Luxury fashion brand cuts everything to 60% off for Yorkshire shoppers

Traditional barcodes could be replaced by new QR-style codes in UK supermarkets (Photo: Pexels)

Supermarket staple may vanish - and shopping could look very different

Matalan has permanently closed its Heeley Retail Park store in Sheffield, and the site will be transformed into a padel sports club (Photo: Pexels)

Clothing retailer shuts its doors in Yorkshire city amid padel craze

Chinese online retail giant JD.com is launching in the UK through its new Joybuy platform. The site promises cheap deals across electronics, groceries, beauty and household items (Photo: Kate York/Joybuy/PA Wire)

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Employees get ready ahead of the opening of a Primark store. The retailer has confirmed all its Yorkshire stores will close for more than 24 hours over the Easter weekend (Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Major clothing chain to close all Yorkshire stores for over 24 hours

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UK online beauty retailer Beauty Bay has been rescued from administration days after collapsing (Photo: Pexels)

Popular beauty store saved from sudden collapse - and is set to reopen

Family lighting and furniture retailer Pagazzi Lighting has fallen into administration after 45 years of trading (Photo: Pexels)

45-year-old furniture chain collapses with Yorkshire shop closures

The Nordic-inspired retailer will open its new designer four-storey concept store tomorrow.

Nordic-inspired homeware retailer closes Yorkshire flagship store

An employee stocks shelves at a Tesco supermarket. More than 22,000 staff are set to be eligible to share a £134 million windfall (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

1,000s of Yorkshire supermarket staff to share £134m SAYE payout

TG Jones owner Modella Capital has called in advisers to explore a major turnaround plan

Future of UK newsagent and stationer uncertain as 80 stores may close

Iceland will close its Chester Road, Woodseats store on April 18, 2026 (Photo: Getty Images)

Major supermarket to shut Yorkshire branch within weeks

All 40 Quiz stores remain open, with bigger in-store clearance discounts now live (Photo: David Potter/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

Fashion chain expands in-store sales after falling into administration

Aldi is investing more than £300 million to upgrade and extend existing UK stores in 2026 (Photo: Aldi)

Supermarket announces £300m UK store overhaul – confirmed locations

Closing down sale in a clothing shop. Several well-known UK retailers have closed stores or restructured in early 2026 (Photo: David Potter/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

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Superdrug has confirmed plans to open 30 new stores across the UK in 2026 (Photo: Google Maps)

Beauty chain to open 30 UK stores - with a major new site in Yorkshire

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Fashion retailer Quiz has entered administration, with 109 jobs cut at head office and its warehouse

UK fashion chain falls into administration - what it means for stores

Game to close its last standalone UK stores, ending nearly 30 years on the high street (Photos: Getty Images/Pexels)

UK entertainment retailer which once had 300 shops to close all stores

A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket. Grocery price inflation eased to 4% in January, its lowest level since April, offering slight relief for households (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Food price rises slow to lowest level since April 2025 – what it means

Closing down sale in a clothing shop. Quiz is reportedly seeking fresh funding after a tough year and disappointing Christmas sales (Photo: David Potter/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

UK fashion chain races to avoid collapse as costs continue to rise

A member of staff works in a branch of Tesco. Tesco is cutting around 380 jobs as part of a major shake-up affecting 100 Express stores (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Major UK supermarket to cut jobs as big changes roll out across stores

The Original Factory Shop on Barnsley Road in South Elmsall in 2022. The retailer has entered administration, putting 1,180 jobs and 137 stores at risk (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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Shop prices jumped in January to 1.5% higher than a year ago, up from 0.7% in December (Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

UK shop price inflation spikes as food and home costs rise sharply

Sainsbury’s has launched price cuts of up to 50% on everyday food staples for a limited time (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Major UK supermarket launches 50% off everyday food deals

Luxury brand saved by fashion giant - but Yorkshire stores could close

OK, so it might be January - but you can make Christmas 2026 truly sparkle by snapping up this clearance deal

This artificial tree is just £15 in an incredible post-Christmas sale

Harvey Nichols is revamping its loyalty scheme as part of a wider transformation of the business (Photos: Getty Images)

Luxury Yorkshire retailer revamps loyalty scheme with bigger rewards

Retailers experienced a “drab” end to 2025, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

‘Drab’ end to 2025 for retailers as Christmas spending remains cautious

UK £5, £10, £20 notes and credit cards. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

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Morrisons has confirmed plans to close its historic Rathbones Bakery in Wakefield (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Supermarket closing historic Yorkshire bakery with 115 jobs at risk

Footwear retailer Russell & Bromley has been linked to takeover talks involving retail giant Next (Photo: Pexels)

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