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High Street
650 retail stores have closed in 2018 so far
Nearly 650 retail stores and restaurants have shut or are at risk of closure since the start of 2018. According…
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Online & Digital
Record online retail sales growth in March
Online UK retail sales grew by 18.9% year-on-year (YoY) in March, as the high street reported the steepest year-on-year drop…
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Online & Digital
Yoox Net-A-Porter launches fine jewellery platform
Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) has launched its first dedicated online destination for fine jewellery and luxury watches. The…
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Analysis
SD-WAN de-mystified
IDC predicts that the SD-WAN market will be worth $2.1bn (£1.4bn) in Europe by 2021. That’s a staggering 92% growth…
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People Moves
Mothercare chairman announces retirement
Mothercare, retailer for parents and young children, has announced that Alan Parker has retired from his position as non-executive chairman.…
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Advice
How retailers can embrace the power of digital
By 2020, customers will manage an estimated 85% of brand interactions without speaking to a human. The prevalence and richness…
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Shopping Centres
Intu reveals ‘record retailer demand’
Shopping centre giant Intu has reported a record level of retailer demand in the first quarter of 2018. Some 60…
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Analysis
What you need to know about consumer packaged goods companies going direct-to-consumer
The retail industry is going through major disruption as more and more innovative consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands are jumping on…
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High Street
March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years
Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no…
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High Street
Hobbycraft appoints Tesco CEO as chairman
Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft has has appointed Tesco UK CEO Matt Davies as its new chairman. Davies is currently…
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