Year: 2019

Clintons could close up to 66 stores

Greeting cards retailer, Clintons, has revealed plans to shut one in five of its UK stores, and is looking to…

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Brexit woes and wet weather dampen October footfall

Retail footfall faced further decline in the month of October, according to new figures from the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies…

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Mamas and Papas to close six stores as it enters administration

Mamas and Papas has announced job cuts and store closures after it entered administration and sold to Bluegem Capital in…

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Why retailers are responsible for customer experience this festive season

As retailers move into an annual festive shopping season that seems to arrive earlier each year, they would be wise…

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Royal Mail seeks injunction to block Christmas postal strike

Royal Mail has confirmed it is seeking a High Court injunction to stop the Communications Workers Union’s (CWU) planned postal…

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Halfords acquires garage chain amid profit plunge

Halfords has announced the acquisition of garage chain McConechy’s Tyre Service after closing a deal worth around £9.3m.  The deal,…

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Art Peck steps down as Gap CEO

Gap has announced its chief executive officer Art Peck is to step down from the business effective immediately. Peck, who…

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Ikea UK sales top £2bn in 2019

Furniture retailer Ikea has announced that total annual sales in the UK have soared by 8% to £2.1bn for the…

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Sustainability Consumerism: How retailers are on the front line

We live in febrile times, and for once we are not talking about Brexit. Within the last year we have…

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Sainsbury’s profits plummet 91% in half-year results

‘Big Four’ grocer Sainsbury’s saw underlying profits slump by £41m to £238m for the six months to 21 September 2019.…

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