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Supermarkets
Waitrose named top UK grocer, Asda wallows in bottom place
Waitrose has been rated the best UK in-store supermarket for the second year in a row in Which?’s annual supermarket…
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High Street
Phillip Day’s Peacocks acquires Bonmarché
Embattled high street retailer Bonmarché has been sold to Peacocks, part of Phillip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM). According…
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Sponsored Articles
eBay, O2, Sainsbury’s, Halfords, Nandos set to speak at the UK’s no. 1 digital retail show
Retail professionals from eBay, O2, Sainsbury’s, Halfords, Nandos and Depop are among the big brand speakers at IRX (InternetRetailing Expo),…
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High Street
Retail footfall buffeted by stormy weather in February
Storm Ciara, which hit the UK the weekend of 8 February 2020, saw UK retail footfall plummet by 15.3%. According…
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Economy
Revo calls on Government to ‘make good’ on review of business rates system
Revo, which supports businesses in the retail property and placemaking sector, has called on the UK Government to “make good”…
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High Street
Beales to shutter 11 remaining stores
The administrators of Beales have announced the plans to close the department store chain’s remaining 11 stores and associated stock…
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Economy
Consumer confidence reaches record-high in February
The IHS Markit Household Finance Index reached a record-high of 47.6 in February, up from 44.6 last month. IHS Markit,…
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Online & Digital
Amazon hit by 600 warehouse accidents in past three years, GMB claims
Amazon warehouses have been hit by more than 600 “serious injuries or near misses” in the past three years, a…
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Analysis
The evolution of the Ikea experience: What’s next?
With the news last week that Ikea is to shut its first big UK outlet in Coventry, we can take…
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High Street
West country vacancy rates hits double-digits in 2020
The west country has seen the largest increase in retail vacancy rates in the UK, rising from 9.6% in 2016…
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