Strongest Retail Sales Growth In Six Months But Consumers Still Cautious
Despite weak consumer confidence ahead of this month’s budget, retail sales in September saw the strongest growth in six months as non-food performed better...
CEO Of JLP Stepping Back To Non-Exec Role As Tarry Takes...
Weeks after Jason Tarry became Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, it has been announced that its Chief Executive, Nish Kankiwala, will revert back...
Heads Of Leading Retailers Call For 20% Cut In Business Rates
Ahead of the budget at the end of this month, the Chief Executives of more than 70 leading retailers in the UK have written...
Leading Wine Retailers Warn Customers Of Impending Price Rises
Some of the UK’s biggest wine retailers are bracing their customers for price rises due to changes to the way wine is taxed from...
Sustainability And Ethical Practices Increasingly Influencing Consumer Purchasing Decisions
As the retail regulatory landscape continues to develop at pace and affordability and sustainability remain important for consumers, ESG poses a variety of opportunities...
Retail Footfall Sees First Rise In Over A Year
After a difficult summer for the retail sector, new data shows footfall rose for the first time in over a year in September, thanks...
WHSmith Trade Briefing: Meeting the needs of your journeys
Join the WHSmith leadership team and IGD on 9th October in London to connect with the with buyers, engage with WHSmith category teams and...
M&S Leads The Pack As UK Brands Play Catch Up With...
UK brands have boosted their performance year-on-year but are still struggling to differentiate themselves from the competition, new Kantar data shows.
The BrandZ top 75...
M&S Kicks Off Christmas Recruitment Drive
Marks & Spencer has revealed that it will be recruiting over 11,000 new Customer Assistants to work in its foods and clothing & home...
Dobbies Closing Numerous Sites In Bid To Return To Profitability
Dobbies, the garden centre chain once owned by Tesco, has revealed that it is closing 17 of its stores to “address historically uneconomical rent...
