retail

Five insights to drive momentum in the retail sector

Businesses around the world are in the midst of an intense period of transformation. Not only are consumers taking charge…

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Decline in retail vacancies slows job growth market

Job growth has slowed since the beginning of the year with the retail industry suffering the biggest decline, according to…

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GDPR: What does it mean for the future of retail?

For many retailers, getting to grips with the best methods of utilising customer data was no easy feat. Brands worked…

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Retail consumer spending sees sharpest drop since 2012

Consumer spending has suffered its sharpest drop in six years, according to Visa’s latest consumer spending index. Spending in-store fell…

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Northern Ireland suffers most from UK retail struggles

Northern Ireland is suffering the worst of retail’s bad weather, showing a 7.3% drop in footfall and a retail space…

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Wet start to April dampens retail footfall

Footfall in April decreased by 3.3%, which is a significant decline compared to the 1.6% increase seen the previous year.…

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Smartphone purchases account for 54% of UK retail transactions, study finds

Retail purchases made on smartphones have seen a 66% increase in Q1 of 2018 compared to Q4 2017 according to…

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Named and shamed: Underpaid retail staff among 200,000 to receive £15.6m back pay

HMRC has identified £15.6m in pay owed to more than 200,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers, following an investigation…

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Retail sales ‘fall off a cliff’ in April

Like-for-like sales fell by 4.2% in April, according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Online…

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Retail M&A grows by 15%

A study by law firm RPC shows retail mergers and acquisitions have grown by 15% over the past year. While…

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