Year: 2019

Select calls in admins, 2,000 jobs at risk

Fashion retailer Select is preparing to call in administrators, putting 2,000 jobs at risk, it has been revealed. According to…

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Fragrance Shop gets a whiff of ASA criticism

The Fragrance Shop has seen two adverts offering 60% and 15% off the RRP of certain products banned, after the…

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March consumer confidence ‘holds steady’

Market research company GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has showed that confidence among consumers in the UK stayed at the…

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Debenhams advisors should be ‘put in prison’, says Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley has hit out at Debenhams after the department store agreed on a refinancing scheme which could see its…

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Debenhams bondholders to back £200m restructuring loan

Debenhams bondholders are expected to back a £200m restructuring loan, with a statement today claiming a majority had “provided consent…

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Shop Direct rebrands to The Very Group

Shop Direct, the digital retailer and financial services provider, has announced plans to rebrand to The Very Group, in order…

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Retail sales fall in March

Retail sales volumes fell in the year to March, compounding a “subdued start to 2019”, according to the latest monthly…

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Who are the most impulsive online shoppers in the UK?

The debate rages on as to whether the high street is finished or not, but the exponential rise of online…

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Arcadia ‘draws up list of 67 store closures’

Arcadia has listed 67 stores it wishes to close across all of its brands, the Financial Times has reported. As…

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Shopper satisfaction with online delivery falls

New research has suggested that there has been a “notable decline” in shopper satisfaction with online delivery, after several years…

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