Gymshark's First Celebrity, Stelios's easyShop, Cyber Attack Hits Hobbs Owner TFG
Simone Oloman, Co-host of Five Things Friday UK on The Retail Podcast, asks whether Stelios's easyShop marketplace can win shoppers from Amazon and Temu. Plus the TFG cyber attack, Gymshark's first celebrity and the collab boom.
Alex Rezvan, Host of The Retail Podcast, and Simone Oloman cover the five UK retail stories of the week for 16 October 2026: a golden quarter heading into Black Friday with shoppers who need a reason to spend, a cyber attack on the group behind Hobbs and Whistles and what it means for retail cybersecurity, easyShop.com launching in 21 European countries from the…
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