Cost Pressures And Brexit Could Damage Ireland’s Buoyant Retail Sector

Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the country’s retail sector, has welcomed the continued growth in retail sales as evidenced by the official...

Hamleys Hiring New Chief Executive

Iconic toy retailer Hamleys is reportedly set to name a former executive of Debenhams and The Body Shop as its new Chief Executive. According to...

Wickes Heading To Towards Demerger In Good Shape

Just weeks away from its demerger from the Travis Perkins Group, home improvement retailer Wickes has revealed that it delivered like-for-like sales growth of...

Food Inflation Accelerated In January

Non-food prices continued to fall in January amid intense competition on the high street, although food inflation picked up. The latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index...

January Was Another Flat Month For Retail Sales

Following a disappointing Christmas trading period, data from the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey suggests retail sales volumes were flat for the third consecutive month...

Retailers Amongst Growing Number Of Businesses In Significant Financial Distress

New data from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor reveals the number of UK businesses in significant financial distress has risen to 494,000 – the highest...

Study Suggests Consumer Confidence Is Increasing

Consumer confidence in the UK saw moderate year-on-year growth of 0.5% in the final quarter of 2019, signalling a more optimistic mood for 2020,...

Sales At Waitrose And John Lewis Continue To Fall; Ending Weekly...

Both the Waitrose and John Lewis chains recorded falling sales in the Partnership’s final week of its financial year. In the seven days to 25...

Younger Shoppers Prefer Sustainable Retailers

The majority of consumers aged between 16 and 34 would be more likely to shop with a retailer that has made consistent efforts to...

‘Almost 10,000’ Retail Jobs Lost This Year

There have been almost 10,000 retail job losses in the UK so far in 2020, according to retail sector analysts, with more failures forecast. In...

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