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Jan- 2020 -13 January
December footfall hit by Black Friday
Footfall dropped 2.5% in December, according to the latest figures from Springboard’s footfall monitor and insights. The data provider said…
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10 January
Superdry warns on profits amid ‘lower than expected’ Christmas sales
Embattled clothing retailer Superdry has issued a profit warning after peak trading sales came in “lower than expected”. Superdry said…
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10 January
Game to shutter 40 UK stores
Video game retailer Game has confirmed it intends to shutter 40 stores throughout the UK. To date, 13 sites have…
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10 January
Joules issues profit warning following stock issues
Joules has announced that sales over the Christmas period were “significantly behind expectations”, with retail sales down 4.5% against the…
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10 January
B&M reports ‘slower performance than anticipated’ in its third quarter
B&M has reported a “slower performance than anticipated”, despite a 9.3% increase in group revenues during its third quarter. Over…
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9 January
M&S reports fall in festive sales revenues
Marks and Spencer has reported a 0.7% decline in revenues in its third quarter of the current financial year to…
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9 January
‘Worst year on record’ for retail, says BRC
Total retail sales decreased by 0.1% in 2019, compared with the 1.2% increase recorded in 2018, making it the “worst…
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9 January
‘Biggest day of food sales’ helps Tesco fight Christmas slump
Strong food sales including a reported “biggest food sales day in history” helped Tesco post a slight Christmas sales increase…
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9 January
John Lewis boss steps down amid poor Christmas sales
John Lewis Partnership has announced its managing director, Paula Nickolds, will step down amid “weak” sales over the Christmas period.…
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8 January
Topps Tiles sales slump in first-quarter results
Topps Tiles has reported a 5.4% decrease in like-for-like retail revenues for the first 13 week period ended 28 December…
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