Positive Start To The Year For Retail Sector
UK retail sales bounced back in January after a disappointing end to 2019.
Official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows retail volumes...
Final Beales Stores Set To Close
Beales, the department store chain that collapsed into administration in January, is to close the remaining stores still trading.
After initial efforts to find a...
Shoppers Would Return To In-Store Shopping If Retail Outlets Were More...
A new study suggests technology could be the answer to reviving high street shopping. Research commissioned by Epson found that experientialism is crucial to...
M&S Hit By Backlash Over Plan To Stop Distributing Shopping Vouchers...
Marks & Spencer has been hit by a backlash over its plan to stop distributing paper shopping vouchers to thousands of small shareholders from...
Waitrose And John Lewis Start Working Together On Promotions
Waitrose has started issuing its customers with coupons for money off products at John Lewis. A report by trade magazine The Grocer stated that...
Majestic Wine Hires New CFO
Majestic Wine has appointed Alex Jablonowski as its new Chief Financial Officer.
He joins the drinks retailer from the Oasis & Warehouse Group, having previously...
Retail Gangs Up On Treasury To Demand Business Rates Overhaul
The sector declares that the government’s planned reforms to help firms do not go far enough amid the high street crisis.
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Strong Half For Dunelm
Homewares retailer Dunelm saw its pre-tax profit climb 19.4% to £83.6m in the six months to 28 December 2019, on revenue up 6% to...
Spend For Valentine’s Day Expected To Be Subdued
Valentine’s Day is forecast to be worth just over £1bn this year. However, this would be an increase of only 0.6% on 2019 with...
M&S Appoints Greencore Exec As New CFO
Marks & Spencer has hired Eoin Tonge as its new Chief Financial Officer. The appointment follows the departure of its previous CFO Humphrey Singer...
