retail

Easter retail sales ‘didn’t measure up’: KPMG

Easter retail sales did not “measure up” to expectations, with overall UK retail sales increasing by 1.4% in March from…

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Bestway acquires Conviviality retail brands

Bestway Wholesale has completed the purchase of Conviviality’s retail brands, in a deal closed at 11.56pm on Friday (6 April).…

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Bestways poised to purchase retail arm of Conviviality

Cash and carry wholesaler Bestway is set to announce its plan to purchase Conviviality’s retail chains, which includes Bargain Booze.…

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UK retail sees second worst month on record for in-store sales

Like-for-like (LFL) in-store sales were down by 10.1% in the month of March, making it the second worst figures on…

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The role artificial intelligence has to play in retail

There’s no doubt about it; the retail sector is in the middle of a revolution. While customer service has always…

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21,000 retail jobs lost or threatened so far this year

Over 21,000 jobs have been axed or put at risk in the first three months of the year as retailers…

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Millennials – The leaders of the retail revolution

Millennials – the largest generation since the Baby Boomers – will come into their own by 2020. Born between 1980…

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‘Beast from the East’ chills retail sales

Year-on-year sales volumes declined for the first time since October 2017, according to CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. Additionally,…

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A quarter of SME retailers expect to see Easter sales increase

A quarter of SME retailers expect to see an increase in sales activity over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according…

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Online retail orders on the up

Online retail delivery order volumes were up 7% year-on-year in February, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack…

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