It’s been another eventful year for the UK retail sector.

At Retail Gazette we’ve covered the highs and lows across the industry.

From Asda to Ikea. From store closures to new openings. From recycling to rebrands.

Here are our most read stories of 2025.

1, Poundland kicks off closing down sale with hundreds of items from 10p

2, Currys doubles cash-for-trash reward to encourage tech recycling

3, In pictures: Ikea opens new concept store inside ex-Homebase unit

4, In pictures: The Range opens first rebranded Homebase store

5, B&Q acquires 5 Homebase UK stores

6, Asda axes more than 4,000 SKUs under simplification efforts

7, Asda fined £410k for selling out-of-date food

8, Clarks launches its first Cloudsteppers stores

9, Asda confirms lay-offs in cost-cutting drive after worst Christmas in years

10 Ikea secures former Homebase units for new small-format stores

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