Year: 2019

M&S to open 60,000 sq ft store in Nottingham near year

Marks and Spencer will open a new 60,000 sq ft store at British Land’s Giltbrook Retail Park, Nottingham, in the…

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Walmart offloads Asda pensions amid IPO plans

Asda owner Walmart has reportedly struck a deal to offload £3.8bn worth of pension liabilities as it eyes a potential…

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Retail footfall plummets as autumn begins

Footfall in non-food stores fell by 9.9% year-on-year in September, according to the Retail Traffic Index published by Ipsos Retail…

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Throwaway Halloween costumes to produce 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste

An estimated 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste will be generated from throwaway Halloween clothing and accessories, sold by leading retailers…

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Asda denies claims that it will fire staff for not signing new contract

‘Big Four’ grocer Asda has hit back at claims that it will lay off staff for failing to sign a…

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UK shoppers wasting £641m a year not returning unwanted goods

As much as £641m is being wasted each year from shoppers buying online goods they don’t want and failing to…

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M&S CFO Humphrey Singer to depart on 31 December

Marks and Spencer has announced that Humphrey Singer will step down from his role as CFO on 31 December. The…

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Using data to take in-store shopper psychology to the next level

As shoppers, we all know the tactics retailers use to entice us to spend more. There’s the visually appealing, uncluttered…

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WH Smith to acquire US travel retailer in £312m deal

WH Smith has agreed a deal to acquire US-based travel retailer Marshall Retail Group (MRG) in a £312m deal. WH…

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Jessops owner preparing to call in administrators

Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones, owner of camera retailer Jessops, is planning to call in administrators in an attempt to…

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