Retailers Say Sales Have Stopped Falling

Hopes of a pick-up in consumer spending over the vital Christmas trading period have been boosted by data that suggests that the prolonged decline...

Pets At Home Defies Retail Gloom

Cautious consumers still seem willing to spend money on their pets after the leading retailer in the sector posted robust half year results. Over 28...

Sports Direct Group Planning To Change Its Name

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International has revealed that it is planning to rebrand itself as the Frasers Group. The company, which now owns House of...

M&S Hires Tesco Exec To Lead Recovery Of Clothing & Home...

Marks & Spencer has appointed Richard Price, Tesco’s Chief Executive of F&F Clothing, as the new Managing Director of its ailing clothing and homewares...

Black Friday Will Do Little To Help Struggling Retailers

This weekend’s Black Friday trading event is unlikely to provide a much-needed boost to High Street retailers, with low consumer confidence persisting in the...

Aldi’s Christmas Ad Most Powerful, Whilst John Lewis’ Is Most Enjoyable

Aldi’s ‘Amazing Christmas Show’ TV ad has seen off competition from the likes of Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Amazon, and Walkers to take the...

CEO Of Former Majestic Unit Stepping Down As Losses Widen

Rowan Gormley, the boss of the fast-growing online wine business which recently split from the Majestic retail chain, is stepping down after the key...

Poundland Rolls Out Multi-Price Range

A month after confirming that it is shifting away from being a single price retailer following the success of trials of its new multi-price...

Shoppers Ready To Spend Big On Black Friday But Influence Of...

UK shoppers are set to squeeze more of their Christmas spend into the Black Friday period due to expectations of heavy discounts, but this...

Earlier Christmas Spending Boosts Sales At Waitrose But John Lewis Struggles

Waitrose ended a prolonged run of falling sales last week, benefitting from the launch of the Partnership’s ‘Excitable Edgar’ Christmas campaign. The supermarket chain’s total...

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