Black Friday

Online retail sales see subdued growth in April

Online retail sales saw sales growth of just 5.2% year-on-year (YoY) in April, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail…

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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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Are retailers too focused on Christmas advertising?

Now we are almost a quarter of our way into 2019, it’s interesting to look back at retailers’ advertising techniques…

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Reduce waiting times and improve customer experience

It is no secret that competition among brick-and-mortar retailers is at an all-time high. Even after a relatively busy Christmas…

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Game reports Christmas sales growth amid ‘challenging trading climate’

Video game retailer Game has reported a 2% increase in life-for-like sales (LFL) for the seven week Christmas trading period…

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JD Sports ‘confident’ after strong Christmas sales growth

Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has reported a total sales growth of 15% for the 48-week period to 5 January…

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Sainsbury’s Q3 sales decline 1.1% due to ‘cautious’ customers

Sainsbury’s has reported a 1.1% decline in like-for-like sales during its third quarter which it has attributed to “cautious customer…

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Gear4Music issues warning despite 41% sales growth

Gear4Music has issued a warning on profit for 2019 saying it would be “slightly below” last year’s results. The warning…

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Carnage on the shop floor

The pressure on the retail sector has been a consistent staple for investors since the end of the financial crisis,…

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John Lewis ends final week of 2018 with 4.5% sales uplift

Department store chain John Lewis has reported a 4.5% year-on-year uplift in total sales for the week ending 29 December.…

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