Last call to join us at AI in Retail
July 31, 2019 10:24 amHeld on 16 October, this one-day AI in Retail conference will bring together an incredible line-up of speakers who will all be sharing the secrets of... View Article
General Merchandise News
Next raises sales and profit forecasts
July 31, 2019 7:40 amNext has raised its sales and profit forecasts as it reported that full price sales were up 4.3% in the first half of its financial year.... View Article
The White Company to open first store in Southampton
July 31, 2019 6:44 amThe White Company is to open its first store in Southampton at Hammerson’s Westquay shopping centre. Spanning 6,500 square feet, the shop will open in time... View Article
Wyevale sells two garden centres
July 31, 2019 4:51 amWyevale has agreed the sale of two garden centres in separate transactions. Its Springfield Garden Centre is being sold to Longacres Garden Centres while its Par... View Article
Mothercare posts drops in UK like-for-like sales
July 26, 2019 8:42 amMothercare has posted a decline in its first quarter UK like-for-like sales as it continues to work on its turnaround. In the 15 weeks to 13... View Article
Retail employment falls in second quarter of 2019
July 25, 2019 8:07 amFigures from the British Retail Consortium have shown that UK retail employment fell by 2.3% in the three months to the end of June. This equates... View Article
Card Factory hires chief commercial officer
July 25, 2019 7:33 amGreeting cards retailer Card Factory has appointed Adam Dury as its chief commercial officer. Dury previously worked for 14 years with Tesco, most recently as category... View Article
Pets at Home’s Peter Pritchard to be keynote speaker at Omnichannel Futures
July 24, 2019 8:16 amThe Retail Bulletin is delighted to announce that Pets at Home chief executive Peter Pritchard is to be the keynote speaker at next year’s Omnichannel Futures... View Article
B&M reports “solid” first quarter trading
July 24, 2019 7:48 amB&M has said it made a solid start to its new financial year with UK like-for-like sales growth of 3.9% after record Easter trading. In the... View Article
