High Street

Rail strikes and cold weather sees high street footfall fall 10%

The rail strikes and a bout of cold weather negatively impacted high street footfall last week, a key period for…

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Card Factory sales soars as high street business rebounds

Card Factory has welcomed revenue growth of 4.1% in its half-year results, following “good momentum within the business” as well…

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WH Smith buoyed by travel as high street sales take hit

WH Smith expects that full-year trading will be in line with expectations in FY22, as a rebound in its travel…

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Retailers call for strong leadership and high street support from new PM

The retail industry has urged Liz Truss to work alongside the sector and provide “strong leadership” amid the deepening cost-of-living…

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Not On The High Street appoints Leanne Rothwell as CEO

Not On The High Street has announced its chief commercial officer Leanne Rothwell is to succeed Claire Davenport as its…

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Sunak pledges to slash empty high street shops by 2025

Rishi Sunak has pledged to slash the number of boarded up high street shops by 2025 if he wins his…

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H&M Group profits surge amid high street resurgence

H&M Group has revealed its gross profits increased by 52.2% to £4.36bn in the six months to 31 May. Profits…

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High street footfall plummets amid cost of living strain

High street footfall fell 25% in May against the previous month, according to RSM UK’s analysis of the latest data…

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M&S becomes first major high street brand to join Dotte resale

M&S Kidswear has announced it has become the first major UK high street retailer to trial the fully circular kidswear…

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High street footfall continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels

Footfall levels remain 23% below pre-pandemic levels in February 2022 as rising costs are reportedly set to “batter” retailers from…

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