Wilko’s Finance Boss Moving To B&M

Alex Russo, Asda’s former CFO and the current group finance director at Wilko, is set to join B&M. He has been appointed as an Executive...

Staff Bonus And Price Promise Facing The Chop At The John...

Annual results from the John Lewis Partnership on Thursday are expected to highlight the group’s current woes with a further drop in profits and...

Kingfisher Appoints Group E-Commerce Director To Drive Online Sales

Kingfisher announced the appointment of Sue Harries as its Group E-Commerce Director. Sue joins from the home improvement group’s Screwfix subsidiary where she has served...

Consumer Confidence Continues To Rise

Consumer confidence rose for a third straight month in February against a backdrop of rising wages and house prices, low unemployment and stable inflation. ...

Homebase Makes Rapid Return To Profit; Outlines Future Plans

The recovery plan implemented by the new owners of the once ailing Homebase chain has paid off with the business returning to profit earlier...

Debenhams Gives Councils Ultimatum Over Store Closures

Debenhams is to hand local authorities an ultimatum aimed at securing business rates cuts as it draws up plans for a fresh wave of...

Fall In Shop Prices Accelerates

Overall shop prices fell faster in February compared to last month as continued weak consumer demand led to retailers ramping up promotions to entice...

Retailers Planning To invest More Despite Continuation Of Weak Trading

Retailers are planning to raise investment in the year ahead for the first time in two years, according to the latest quarterly CBI Distributive...

Another Good Period For Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat saw its pre-tax profit climb 7% to £14.9m in the six months to 29 December, on revenue up 14.7% to £91.7m. The firm...

New Research Reveals Shopper Views On The Changing Face Of The...

Nearly three-quarters of shoppers have noticed an increase in the number of shops closing in their local high streets, whilst around half have noticed...

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