retail

Eve Sleep agrees retail partnership with DFS

Eve Sleep has announced a new retail partnership with DFS, that will initially see its products sold on the dfs.co.uk…

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Six ways retailers can handle labour shortages

The retail industry is challenged by labour shortages across the board, from delivery drivers to warehouse staff, store staff to…

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Overseas appetite soars for UK retail sector M&A

Overseas interest has created a surge in deal activity in the UK retail sector in 2021, with overseas acquirors presenting…

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135,000 retail jobs lost amid pandemic

Almost 135,000 traditional retail jobs were lost during the course of the pandemic, according to an analysis of figures from…

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Retail sales up 1.9% in January 2022

Retail sales volumes rose by 1.9% in January 2022 following a fall of 4.0% in December 2021, according to the…

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January sees lowest rate of online retail growth ever recorded

January saw the lowest rate of online retail growth ever documented in 22 years of tracking at -24.4% Year-on-Year (YoY),…

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Studio Retail to appoint administrators amid failure to acquire £25m loan

Studio Retail, the digital value retailer, has announced its intention to appoint administrators to SRG and Studio Retail Limited, its…

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CMA designates Amazon as a grocery retailer to ‘protect suppliers’

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated Amazon under the Groceries Market Investigation Order, meaning the company and its…

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Retailers cancel £7.1bn in contracts over ethical concerns

UK retailers cancelled £7.1bn in contracts over the last 12 months over concerns about suppliers meeting “stringent” ethical and sustainable…

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Rising from the ashes: How retailers can come back even stronger in 2022

If 2020 was the year of unprecedented events, then 2021 was the year of the aftermath. Even at the beginning…

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