retail

Worst February in a decade for retailers, says BDO

High street retailers suffered the worst February in a decade for in-store sales, according to figures from BDO’s latest High…

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Are retailers too focused on Christmas advertising?

Now we are almost a quarter of our way into 2019, it’s interesting to look back at retailers’ advertising techniques…

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Year-on-year decline in number of retailers using Amazon

The use of third-party platforms such as Amazon, eBay and Google has dropped amongst the UK’s top 250 retailers, according…

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What will a no-deal Brexit mean for retail?

We’re now just one month away until Britain leaves the European Union and we appear no closer to knowing whether…

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February retail growth hit by ‘Brexit uncertainty’

February retail growth was hit by “Brexit uncertainty” according to the BRC as on a total basis, sales increased by…

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How effective are retailers at engaging the UK’s student market?

The word student has a few connotations, and those don’t tend to be associated with spending power, often the opposite.…

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Online retail records its ‘worst January sales growth’

Online retail recorded its worst January sales growth in three years last month, as the industry’s poor recent sales performance…

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UK and Ireland retailers warn of no-deal tariffs

With just 36 days until the UK leaves the EU the leading retail bodies in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the…

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Retailers ‘trying to water down’ bottle deposit scheme

Environmental groups have accused retailers of trying to ignore calls for a catch-all deposit of more than 15p on plastic…

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Generation Z: Is retail communicating with them in the right way?

Generation Z is the next batch of bright young things; still young at 18 to 20 but soon to be…

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