General Merchandise News
Read our latest news on the general merchandise retail industry. Includes articles and commentary covering retailers in the UK such as Pets at Home, Amazon and more.
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THG Ingenuity hires Lucy Cooper as chief commercial officer
THG Ingenuity has appointed Lucy Cooper as chief commercial officer. In her new role, she will play a key role in driving the company’s growth agenda... View Article
Conversation with… Paul Hornby
In this latest interview in our Conversations series, we chat with Paul Hornby whose impressive career has included roles such as Digital Customer Experience Director at... View Article
Portmeirion Group appoints new chairman
Portmeirion Group has announced that its chairman Dick Steele is to step down and be succeeded by Peter Tracey. In a statement, the owner, designer, manufacturer... View Article
Liberty appoints group buying and merchandising director
Liberty has appointed Lydia King to the role of group buying and merchandising director. She had previously spent the last year as interim buying director at... View Article
Battersea Power Station to see opening of new exhibition venue
Battersea Power Station is to see a new exhibition space launch at its south London location. The new venue, called NEON at Battersea Power Station, will... View Article
Retail sales fell by 0.3% in December
Retail sales volumes fell in December with a drop of 0.3% as people were more cautious about their Christmas spending. This followed a small rise of... View Article
Specsavers takes new store at Derby’s M Park Farm
Specsavers has become the latest tenant at Derby’s M Park Farm Shopping Centre. The optician has taken a ten-year lease for 2,526 square feet of retail... View Article
Timpson tops UK customer satisfaction rankings as service failures cost £7.3bn monthly
New UK customer satisfaction rankings revealed: Timpson tops the table while service failures cost UK economy £7.3 billion monthly The latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI)... View Article
Dunelm posts solid sales growth despite “challenging market”
Homewares retailer Dunelm has seen its sales grow by 1.6% to £490 million in the 13 weeks to 28 December despite a “challenging market”. The second... View Article
