Year: 2019

Three common factors among retail survivors

It is hard to remember a time when analysts were not being harbingers of doom for the British high street.…

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Around 70,000 retail jobs lost in Q4, report finds

The total number of employees working in retail was down 2.2%, equivalent to around 70,000 jobs, on Q4 2017 an…

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Retail spending bounces back in December despite ‘tough’ festive period

Retail spending bounced back in the UK in December 2018 after a tough November as GlobalData’s total retail index rose…

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John Lewis to close Knight & Lee in Southsea; 127 jobs at risk

John Lewis & Partners has announced it will close its Knight & Lee store in Southsea in July 2019, putting…

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Carl Rogberg becomes third ex-Tesco executive cleared of fraud

Former Tesco executive, Carl Rogberg, has been cleared of £250m fraud and false accounting charges, which sent the supermarket into…

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December online retail sales growth hits ‘all-time low’

UK online retail sales growth hit an “all-time low” of just +3.6% year-on-year (YoY) in December 2018 after a tough…

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Sports Direct saves House of Fraser Intu stores

Four House of Fraser stores in Intu shopping centres have been saved from closure, avoiding the loss of more than…

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How retailers can maximise profits and survive in 2019

It is no secret that the past year has been a challenging time for UK retail. Declining profits, closing shops…

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Hotel Chocolat posts 15% festive retail revenue rise

Hotel Chocolat has announced it has seen strong festive retail figures, amid a disappointing period for many on the high…

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Burberry like-for-like sales marginally up over December

Luxury fashion house Burberry has announced a marginal like-for-like sales increase over December as it “continued to build brand heat”…

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