Consumer Confidence Improves As Inflation Pressures Ease
Latest data suggests that falling inflation and tax cuts is helping to revive consumer confidence in the UK, although the delay in interest rate...
Weak Performance On High Street Holds Back WH Smith
Shares in WH Smith fell more than 7% this morning after its profits took a hit from its struggling High Street division.
Group pre-tax profit...
Poundland Closes Some Reopened Wilko Stores
Poundland has shut nine former Wilko shops just months after reopening them. A spokesperson for the retailer did not offer a direct reason but...
JLP’s Director of Finance Stepping Down
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has announced that its Executive Director for Finance, Bérangère Michel, will be leaving business later this year to “pursue...
Retail Think Tank Predicts Better Times Ahead
The health of the retail sector could turn the corner over the next quarter, as improvements in personal finances boost households’ ability to spend,...
Retail Sales Flatline As Shoppers Cut Back On Groceries
Retail sales volumes in the UK stagnated last month after a fall in food and department stores offset growth at clothing outlets and petrol...
Wilko Relaunches Click & Collect Service Across Hundreds Of Sites
The new owners of Wilko have relaunched its click & collect service as part of moves to re-establish the retailer’s presence following its failure...
Retailers Warned That They Must Innovate Or Risk Losing Their Seat...
Over the course of the past three decades, the composition of the top global retailers has seen significant churn, with few managing to maintain...
Harvey Nichols Names New CEO
Upmarket department store Harvey Nichols has appointed Julia Goddard as its new Chief Executive.
She will replace Manju Malhotra, who stepped down at the end...
B&M Upbeat On Profits But Disappoints Analysts
Discount store operator B&M expects its full-year profit to come in at the top end of its guidance after recording a 10.1% rise in...
