Year: 2019

Sainsbury’s to open the UK’s first signing store

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is to open the first sign language store in the UK, at a store in Bath, as…

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Capital and Regional appoints former Debenhams director

Retail property investors Capital and Regional, has appointed former Debenhams director of group property as its new commercial director. Prior…

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Online retail sales bounce back in June

Online retail sales rose by 8.5% year-on-year, the strongest growth this year, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales…

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Shop Direct appoints Boots exec as group trading director

Shop Direct has appointed Guy Farmer as group trading director, and will join the business in September and report to…

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Asos issues profit warning amid ‘operational issues’

Online retailer Asos has issued its third profit warning this year, on the release of its trading statement for the…

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How retailers can safeguard against serial returners

Serial returners are having a drastic impact on ecommerce retailers. In 2018, online returns from clothing cost UK retailers £70bn.…

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Hotel Chocolat revenues jump 14%

Chocolate retailer Hotel Chocolat Group has reported a 14% increase in revenue to £132m for the year ending 30 June…

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Nine retailers to open on Broadgate development

Nine retailers are set to open stores on the Broadgate development just outside Liverpool Street Station. Chocolatier, Charbonnel et Walker…

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Watches of Switzerland sees profits surge 181% in FY results

Watches of Switzerland has reported a 181% rise in profits before tax to £20.1m, in its first set of results…

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Four key trends for the rest of the retail year

As retailers strive to find ways to innovate and attract customers back to the high street, we are seeing new…

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