Sales Weaken At Waitrose And John Lewis
Total sales at Waitrose slipped 2.4% year-on-year over the week to 4 May, with the chain blaming cooler temperatures compared to the same period...
Some House Of Fraser Stores To Become Luxury Mini-Chain
Mike Ashley is reportedly preparing to invest millions in turning up to seven House of Fraser stores into a new luxury mini-chain called Frasers.
The...
Retail Sales Below Expectations In April
Latest figures from the BRC - KPMG Retail Sales Monitor show a strong uplift in performance during April. However, the data was positively distorted...
Wickes Showing Signs Of Recovery
First quarter results from Travis Perkins show a significant uplift in performance at its Wickes DIY unit.
The chain has struggled in the last couple...
Perfect Shopping Conditions Fail To Boost Beleaguered High Streets
Despite the good weather, school holidays and Easter, high street sales continued to fall last month.
According to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), UK...
Selfridges Makes All Own Brand Foods Free Of Palm Oil
Selfridges has become the first major UK retailer to make its own brand foods completely free of palm oil, nine months ahead of its...
Thousands Of UK Shops Left Empty As High Street Crisis Deepens
The number of shops lying empty soared by more than 7,500 last year, according to new data that lays bare the crisis on the...
Peer-To-Peer Rewards: ‘Why I Tip My Colleagues At Work’
Becky Thornton is one of a growing number of UK workers whose bosses have introduced ‘peer-to-peer micro-bonuses’ - or what some people might view...
Majestic Wine’s New Store Format Revealed
Just weeks after Majestic Wine revealed plans build up its business around its fast-growing online business, pictures have emerged of one of its first...
Pick-Up In Promotional Activity Slows Shop Price Inflation
Latest data from the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index shows inflation cooled in early April for the first time in six months as retailers increased...
