Covid-19

John Lewis sees online sales surge to 70% of total sales

​​John Lewis has revealed it has seen a surge in online sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic with consumers changing the…

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French Connection CEO to retire as H1 losses narrow

French Connection has revealed that its chairman and chief executive Stephen Marks will retire from the company following its completion…

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Grocery sales dip 1.2% as fuel shortage limits visits

Take-home grocery sales fell by 1.2% over the 12 weeks to 3 October 2021, as the reduced availability of petrol…

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Christmas footfall predicted to remain 17% below 2019 levels

Footfall across UK retail destinations will average -17% lower than in 2019 over the six week Christmas trading period from…

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Footfall continues steady improvement in September

Retail footfall continued to strengthen in September, narrowing the gap from 2019 to -17.4%, down from -18.6% in August, countering…

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Tesco profits double in H1 amid ‘resilient’ performance

Tesco has revealed that pre-tax profits rocketed 107% to £1.14bn for the six-months ending 28 August 2021, despite supply chain…

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Hotel Chocolat profits hit £10.1m in FY21

Hotel Chocolat has welcomed “better than expected” results for the year ending 27 June 2021, with pre-tax profits reaching £10.1m,…

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Boohoo profits dented in H1 despite ‘record’ sales

Boohoo has welcomed “record” first-half sales of £976m in the six months ending 31 August 2021. Despite this, profitability was…

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Quiz sees FY21 losses widen to £9.6m

Fashion retailer Quiz has seen its losses widen to £9.6m for the year ending 31 March 2021 compared with a…

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Have we reached a ‘peak’ in e-commerce M&A?

It has been mentioned time and again, the e-commerce boom has been led by Covid-19. The past 18 months have…

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