retail

Retail salaries rise in August but job vacancies fall ‘dramatically’, report reveals

Retail businesses increased pay for staff by 1.4% in August, according to new data from independent job board CV-Library. Despite…

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Inventive independent retailers attract cautious customers

We’ve been hit with a barrage of reports that suggest big box retail is struggling to keep up with changes…

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Fast fashion and the role that retailers have to play in tackling it

The fashion industry has never been without its critics, but today it seems to be drowning in them. PETA’s iconic…

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Retail sales ‘flatline’ as discounting and poor footfall ‘hit hard’

Retail sales “flatlined” in August according to the BRC-KPMG sales monitor, as summer discounting and “poor” footfall hitting in-store sales…

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Retail business rates could rise by £169m over the next 12 months

Retailers could see a £169m increase in business rates next year, prompting renewed calls for the government to overhaul the…

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Retailers urged to do more to prevent sales of knives to under 18s

Trading Standards is urging retailers to do more to prevent the sale of knives to children, after 15% of its…

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Two key pillars that define success for modern retailing

While the news shines a gloomy light on the state of a retail industry, the statistics reveal a more positive…

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How food retailers can capitalise on AI’s potential

The grocery sector is preparing for a period of unprecedented disruption as food retailers battle to discover new sources of…

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How to grow your retail business using print and digital

The retail industry is the single largest private sector employer, employing one in ten people here in the UK. That’s…

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Retail versus digital – can’t we all just get along?

There’s no doubt about it – consumer behaviour has, without question, been one of the main drivers that has contributed…

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