retail

Pre-lockdown boost sees retail sales up 4.9%

UK retail sales increased by 4.9% on a total basis in the four weeks ended 31 October 2020, according to…

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How retailers can change the way they make decisions

How often have we heard of the demise of a retailer being linked to poor decision-making? For a long time…

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October retail recovery reverses with new lockdown

Despite UK retailers seeing an economic recovery in October, a second national lockdown in England risks reversing the sector’s financial…

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Keeping up growth: How online retail teams can work smarter

It’s been a heck of a year for online retailers. But being so busy means teams are increasingly stretched. Growth…

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Retail sales drop at sharpest pace since June

Retail sales figures in the UK have fallen at the sharpest pace since June, according to the Confederation of British…

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UK weekly retail footfall drops by 1.2%

Retail footfall in the UK has dropped by 1.2% in the last week from the previous seven days, according to…

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Liverpool leaders call on public to support local retailers

Liverpool’s business leaders have called on everyone across the region to “unite and support local”, in a bid to help…

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UK retail sales grow for fifth month in a row

Retail sales in the UK have risen for the fifth consecutive month, despite the introduction of the tiered lockdown system,…

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Sky set to open first retail stores 

Sky has announced it is launching its first ever bricks-and-mortar retail shops across the UK, in a bid to “bring…

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Retailers pay £1.1bn to accept customer payments

The cost to retailers of accepting payments reached £1.1bn in 2019, of which £950m was from card payments. It comes…

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