Disappointing January For High Street Retailers
BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker show total retail sales in discretionary spend categories grew by 7.1% in January, but concerns remain that 2025...
JLP Missed Sales Targets In Run Up To Christmas
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is reportedly at risk of missing its profit targets this year after relatively disappointing sales in its supermarkets and...
Homebase Collapsed Owing More Than £650m
It has been revealed that when Homebase collapsed into administration last year, it owed more than £650m to unsecured creditors, including retailers such as...
Retailers Set For A Buoyant Valentine’s Day
New research from analytics company GlobalData shows almost half of UK consumers intend to spend on Valentine’s Day this year or have already started...
Owner Of Poundland Shakes Up Board With Bond Set To Step...
Amid troubles with its Poundland chain in the UK, the Pepco Group has announced a series of actions intended to “support its accelerated transformation”.
These...
WH Smith’s High Street Chain Continues To Struggle As It Looks...
Days after WH Smith confirmed that it was looking at selling off its High Street business, the group has published figures that highlight the...
Food Price Inflation Could Be Starting To Accelerate
Amid concerns that increased taxes and wages will fuel inflation this year, latest data from the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index shows that food prices...
Jollyes Drops Loyalty Card Discounts To Focus On EDLP
Fast-growing pet goods retailer Jollyes is making a strategic move to everyday low pricing (EDLP), re-investing savings currently available to members of its Pet...
Sales Slide At Pets At Home Amid ‘Challenging Consumer Backdrop’
Pets at Home has posted a fall in sales in its core business after facing a “more challenging consumer backdrop” with particularly weak footfall...
Resilient Half From Wickes
Despite the challenging market conditions, Wickes delivered a 1.8% increase in group revenue to £738.9m in its second half to 28 December.
Its retail revenue...
