Majestic Seeking Buyer For Lay & Wheeler; Close To Deal On...

Majestic Wine is offloading its Lay & Wheeler unit as it pushes ahead with its restructuring to refocus the business around its fast-growing online...

How Smart Shelves Help Retailers Up The In-Store Experience For Customers

From customer personalisation to improving inventory, digitally equipped shelves can make all the difference in the retail game. Read the full article on the Irish...

Travis Perkins To Demerge Wickes Chain

Alongside its interim results today, Travis Perkins announced that it plans to demerge its Wickes chain into a separate business as part of moves...

Competitive Trading Conditions And Falling Food Costs Drive Down Shop Prices

Overall shop prices fell by 0.1% for the second month in a row in July, as stiff competition between retailers drove down non-food prices...

Surprise Rise In Consumer Confidence

Despite growing concerns that the UK is heading for a no-deal Brexit, it appears that consumers were marginally more bullish this month. GfK’s Consumer Confidence...

Sales Slip At Waitrose Despite Weather Boost

Waitrose saw its total sales fall 1% year-on-year over the seven days to 27 July, despite the hot temperatures mid-week boosting sales of items...

More HoF Closures Likely After Sports Direct Admits It Regrets Buying...

Shares in Sports Direct crashed by more than 25% at one point this morning after the City reacted to its delayed year end results...

Report Reveals Retailers Best Equipped To Achieve A ‘Store of the...

Carrefour and Amazon are the leading retailers driving transformation in store-based retail, and are best equipped to achieving a ‘Store of the Future’ that...

Weak Market Holds Back Mothercare’s Recovery; Could Offload UK Stores

Shares in Mothercare fell over 10% this morning after it said that its hopes of a recovery in profits had been dashed by the...

B&M Continues To Defy Retail Gloom

Value retailer B&M has made a strong start to its new financial year, boosted by a record Easter trading period and further store openings. In...

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