Year: 2019

How retailers can tackle discrimination, bullying and harassment

Allegations of bullying and harassment are common across many industries and the retail sector is not immune. Recently Lord Peter…

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Dunelm raises profit forecast for second time

Dunelm Group has announced it has continued to see “strong trading” across its business and has decided to raise its…

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Dixons Carphone shares plunge amid full-year loss

Consumer electronics retailer Dixon Carphone saw profits plunge by up to 28% this morning, after posting full-year losses for the…

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Online retail sales in May suffer worst growth on record

May continued the 2019 trend of below-average online sales growth, with a marginal 1.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase, according to the…

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Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of 11 stores

Gardening retailer Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC) has announced the sale of a further 11 centres, in four separate transactions to…

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Over 75% of retail workers haven’t had a pay rise in the last year

New research conducted by independent job board CV-Library, revealed 78% of retail workers haven’t had a formal pay review meeting…

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Dreams posts sales and profits growth for fifth consecutive year

Bed retailer Dreams has reported an increase in both sales and profits for the fifth consecutive year. In its full-year…

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Tesco mulls premium stores

Supermarket chain Tesco is reportedly considering the launch of premium, upmarket ‘Finest’ stores to compete with the likes of M&S…

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Mulberry swings to £5m loss in 2018

Handbag retailer Mulberry has reported losses before tax of £5m for the year ending 30 March 2019. Revenue decreased by…

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H&M sales jump 11% in Q2 results

Fashion retailer H&M has reported an 11% increase in net sales to 57.4bn in Swedish kroner (£4.8bn) in its Q2…

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