retail

Retail sales bounce back in January

UK retail sales saw a year-on-year increase of 4.8% in January, the highest jump since December 2016. Figures from the…

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How can retailers do their bit to save the environment when it comes to returned and excess stock?

Globally there is a huge demand to change the way we interact with and treat the natural world, particularly since…

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More retailers allowing international payments as Brexit looms

Analysis of the UK’s top 250 retailers has found a 19% year-on-year increase in the number of brands offering the…

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West End retailers face £45m rates hike in April

Retailers located in London’s West End are set to face a £45m rates tax increase in April, according to a…

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High street vacancies on the rise, retail data shows

The national town centre vacancy rate was 9.9% in January 2019, up from 8.9% a year earlier This is according…

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Three trends from NRF that will shape retail in 2019

Every January the retail industry flocks to New York for ‘The Big Show’, also known as NRF, a three-day event…

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18,722 retail jobs lost or at risk since Christmas day

Some 18,722 retail staff, 400 every single day, have either been made redundant or have had their jobs threatened since…

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Apple retail boss Angela Ahrendts quits

Angela Ahrendts has quit her role as Apple’s head of retail following five years with the technology retailer, and will…

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Retail sales pick up in January

UK retail sales saw year-on-year growth of 2.2% in January following December’s report of the worst trading performance in a…

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How UK retailers can make the most of Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year falls on the 5th of February this year and ushers in a week-long, national holiday in China.…

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