Black Friday

Studio reveals strong autumn retail performance

Studio Retail Group has reported strong retail trading in the early weeks of its autumn season, with gifting and early…

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Twin peaks: it’s a time of peak purchasing, but not as we know it

Purchasing in the time of Covid-19 is fuelled far more by necessity than luxury, and it’s an unprecedented peak the…

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Beaverbrooks closes website and warehouse operations

Beaverbrooks has closed its website and warehouse operations until further notice. Anna Blackburn, managing director at Beaverbrooks, said the company…

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2,000 Mountain Warehouse jobs at risk as coronavirus impacts sales

Mountain Warehouse is considering cutting almost 2,000 jobs following a major slump in sales as a result of the coronavirus…

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Mindfulness in omnichannel retail – the key to a successful future

Mindfulness and being more conscientious about the impact of retail operations is fast becoming a top business priority for online…

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Shoppers could ‘lose out’ in JD Footasylum merger, says CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that the proposed £90m takeover of Footasylum by sportswear rival JD…

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PETA buys Frasers Group stake amid anti-fur protests

PETA US has become a shareholder in Frasers Group, the animal rights group has announced.  The move is in response…

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December online retail sales surge 9.4%

UK online retail sales growth spiked by 9.4% year-on-year in December 2019, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail…

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Asos bounces back from tricky period

Back in July last year Retail Sector reported that Asos was having problems. It had issued a profit warning, suggesting…

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Asos sees 20% increase in group revenues

Online retailer Asos has reported a 20% increase in group revenues to £1.6bn, attributed to a “record” Black Friday and…

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