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Sep- 2021 -6 September
Nearly 50 high-street stores closed a day in H1, study finds
Over 8,700 chain stores have disappeared from UK retail locations in the first six months of 2021, equating to over…
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3 September
Clintons to sell alcohol via online store for first time
Card retailer Clintons has announced that it has partnered with Henstone Distillery to offer a range of alcohol for the…
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3 September
August footfall still 18% below pre-pandemic levels, says BRC
Total UK footfall four the four week period ended 28 August 2021 remained 18% below its pre-pandemic August 2019 level.…
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2 September
Staycations boost footfall recovery in August
Staycations helped footfall improve in August by around a quarter from -24.2% in July to -18.6% in August, with the…
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1 September
Bank holiday sees footfall surge 8.2%
Footfall during the bank holiday week was up 14.2% from 2020 according to the latest data from Springboard. Footfall in…
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1 September
WH Smith anticipates lower profitability for 2022
WH Smith has anticipated that the levels of profitability for the year ending August 2022 will be at the lower…
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Aug- 2021 -27 August
Gap acquires ecommerce startup Drapr
Gap Inc. has acquired Drapr, an ecommerce startup and online application based on technology that enables customers to quickly create…
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25 August
Urban Outfitters launches resale marketplace
Urban Outfitters has announced the launch of Nuuly Thrift, a resale marketplace where anyone can buy or sell women’s, men’s…
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25 August
Footfall dampened by wet weather
Footfall across UK retail destinations fell by -1.7% last week from the week before as wet weather continued to dampen…
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24 August
Retail stock levels reaches ‘record low’, CBI warns
Stock levels in relation to expected sales have hit a “record low” across retail and the distribution sector as a…
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