Solid Christmas For Majestic Wine
Just a month after the completion of its £95m sale to US-based investment firm Fortress, Majestic Wine has revealed healthy Christmas trading figures.
In the...
Homebase On The Mend
A recovery plan implemented by the new owners of the once ailing Homebase chain appears to be paying off with the business on course...
Weekly Sales Edge Up At Waitrose and John Lewis
The latest weekly trading update from the John Lewis Partnership covering the days after Christmas show its two chains recorded modest increases in sales.
Over...
Debenhams Hires New Marketing Chief
Debenhams has appointed Abigail Comber as its new Chief Marketing Officer, effective today.
She previously worked with British Airways for 25 years where her most...
Northern Ireland Firms Could Seek £100m Brexit Compensation
Boris Johnson is facing demands for cash compensation that could run to more than £100m for any disruption caused by Brexit to Northern Ireland’s...
M&S Hires Former Tesco Executive As Interim Finance Chief
David Surdeau is joining Marks & Spencer this week on an interim basis to oversee its finance function.
He replaces Humphrey Singer, who left the...
TOFS Sees Surge In FMCG Sales
The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) has revealed that it has seen a 20% rise in FMCG sales after introducing over 300 more products and...
Discounting Drives Down Retail Prices
Shop prices continued to fall in December as receding inflationary pressures, weak consumer demand and intense competition combined to keep price increases at bay.
The...
The UK Retail Sector Should Feel Cautiously Optimistic In 2020
The UK’s retail industry is likely to grow by at least 1.0% in 2020, despite weaker food sales, according to the latest predictions from...
Debenhams Kicks Off Make-Or-Break Year With 19 Store Closures
Debenhams will begin a make-or-break year with 19 store closures this month that will result in 660 job losses on the UK’s fragile high...
