Consumer confidence falls in November
November 20, 2020 9:54 amNew figures have revealed that consumer confidence has fallen in November as people worry about what will happen with their personal finances in the year ahead.... View Article
General Merchandise News
Superdrug expands category range to include jewellery
November 20, 2020 7:52 amSuperdrug has expanded its category offering to include a range of affordable fashion-led jewellery. With prices varying between £3.99 and £9.99, the category has been launched... View Article
Waitrose relaunches its ECOlogical household cleaning range
November 20, 2020 8:07 amWaitrose is relaunching its ECOlogical eco friendly household cleaning range with new packaging that will save an estimated 4.1 tonnes of virgin plastic a year. Some... View Article
Watch: what’s next for retail customer engagement
November 19, 2020 11:57 amDelegates at our Future of Retail Customer Engagement webinar yesterday were treated to some fantastic talks on how to grow loyalty by keeping shoppers engaged, happy... View Article
The Very Group appoints former BBC tech director as chief information officer
November 19, 2020 7:30 amThe Very Group has appointed Matt Grest as its chief information officer. As part of the group’s executive board, he will report directly to Henry Birch,... View Article
B&M posts strong uplift in sales and profit
November 13, 2020 9:23 amB&M increased its group pre-tax profit by 122.4% to £235.6 million in the first half of its financial year. In the six months to 26 September,... View Article
WH Smith to close 25 stores after reporting full year loss
November 13, 2020 7:35 amWH Smith has announced that it is to close 25 stores as it reported a group pre-tax loss £226 million for the year to 31 August.... View Article
M&S rolls out check-out free shopping to all UK stores
November 13, 2020 5:49 amMarks & Spencer has rolled out its checkout-free shopping technology ‘Mobile Pay Go’ to all of its UK owned stores following a successful trial. This means... View Article
Going the whole hog on the high street
November 10, 2020 7:16 amGovernment and local authorities have to embrace a much more liberal approach to property and planning and allow any businesses to open up on the high... View Article
