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High Street
Waterstones set to axe HQ roles
Waterstones is reportedly set to make a number of redundancies at its Piccadilly-based head office. According to the Bookseller, the…
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Department Stores
Next performance ‘better than expected’ in Q2
Next has announced that full-price sales in its second quarter fell by only 28%, welcoming the “better than expected” results…
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Department Stores
Selfridges to axe 450 roles
Selfridges has outlined plans to cut 450 roles across its business, equating to a 14% reduction of its total headcount.…
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High Street
Card Factory performance ‘exceeds’ expectations
Card Factory’s performance has “exceeded” initial expectations since the reopening of its estate, with like-for-like sales down only 21.6%, against…
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Department Stores
Debenhams seeks potential buyer
Debenhams has confirmed that administrators are considering its sale to a third party in a bid to lead the business…
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Coronavirus
Consumer anxiety halves in June
The number of consumers comfortable about returning to shops almost doubled from May to June, with “anxious consumers becoming optimistic…
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Tips
How Covid-19 has changed consumer behaviour
We are five months into one of the most catastrophic events of recent history, and the world’s economies are still…
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Coronavirus
Retail sales boosted in June
The volume of retail sales rose by 13.9% in June against May figures, as non-food and fuel stores continued their…
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Coronavirus
Brits spend £40bn during lockdown
Consumers spent £40.6bn on dispensable or luxury items during lockdown, according to the latest figures from Barclaycards Payments. Its latest…
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Online & Digital
Sales break expectations at Eve Sleep
Eve Sleep has announced that group revenue was “ahead” of expectations at £12.2m for the half-year period ended 30 June…
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