Year: 2019

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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Amazon ‘to launch checkout-free shops’ in London

Online retail giant Amazon has reportedly secured property to open checkout-free stores in London, making it the first openings of…

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Prada creates diversity council after blackface scandal

Prada has created a diversity council headed by American artist Theaster Gates and film director Ava DuVernay, after it was…

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Zavvi blasted by ASA over Disneyland prize draw after winners complain

Online retailer entertainment retailer, Zavvi has been told not to run a competition again in “its current form” by 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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Puma sees shares dip over sales slowdown warning for 2019

Footwear retailer Puma has seen its shares drop 2.66% in early trading after forecasting a slowdown in sales and profit…

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Killing plastic before it kills us

Research has revealed that a staggering 114,000 tonnes of plastic packaging ends up in landfill each year whilst 226,800 miles…

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Mike Ashley’s business profits tumble

Profits at the holding company that contains Mike Ashley’s business empire plummeted in 2017, attributed to the fall in value…

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Fragrance Shop to open 15 new ‘Sniffbars’

The Fragrance Shop has announced it is to open 15 new ‘Sniffbars’, which will allow customers to smell a wide…

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UK inflation hits two-year low in January

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate fell to 1.8% in January 2019, down from 2.1% in December 2018, according…

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