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Economy
UK consumer confidence down five points year-on-year in January
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index decreased by five points year-on-year to -14 in January 2019. The measure for the general…
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Economy
January shop price inflation highest since 2013
Shop price inflation increased to 0.4% in January, up from 0.3% in December 2018 – the fourth consecutive month of…
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Analysis
The UK’s high street woes
There are few sectors where the effects of the faltering UK economy have been more starkly visible than the retail…
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Supermarkets
Iceland tops customer satisfaction rating for second time
Iceland has been named as the “top supermarket for delivering customer satisfaction” for the second time in a row, according…
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Analysis
Why retailers no longer need to get hung up in their fight against waste
The war on single use plastics has stepped up a gear. Since the shocking images from the BBC’s Blue Planet…
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High Street
Bonmarché sales slide 11.1% over Christmas
Fashion retailer Bonmarché has reported a 11.1% drop in like-for-like sales over the Christmas trading period, ending 29 December 2018.…
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Department Stores
John Lewis to close Knight & Lee in Southsea; 127 jobs at risk
John Lewis & Partners has announced it will close its Knight & Lee store in Southsea in July 2019, putting…
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Online & Digital
December online retail sales growth hits ‘all-time low’
UK online retail sales growth hit an “all-time low” of just +3.6% year-on-year (YoY) in December 2018 after a tough…
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Advice
How retailers can maximise profits and survive in 2019
It is no secret that the past year has been a challenging time for UK retail. Declining profits, closing shops…
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Advice
Four key trends that will shape retail over the next 12 months
“Retailers need to be ready for an onslaught of industry change. They need to look at store standards and up…
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