John Lewis and Waitrose unveil new brand names
September 4, 2018 10:16 amThe John Lewis Partnership has added ‘& Partners’ to the names of its John Lewis department store and Waitrose supermarket chains as part of a rebrand.... View Article
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JD.com partners with hotels in ‘Boundaryless Retail’ strategy
September 3, 2018 8:46 amAs part of its Boundaryless Retail strategy, Chinese online retail giant JD.com is to allow guests at a range of hotels across China to experience some... View Article
Consumer confidence jumps in August
August 31, 2018 7:48 amUK consumer confidence has increased in August as people appear to adopt a ‘wait-and-see’ approach to the ongoing Brexit negotiations. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index rose... View Article
WH Smith’s full year results to be ‘in line with expectations’
August 30, 2018 10:31 amIn a trading update ahead of the announcement of its full year results, book and stationery retailer WH Smith has said its results for the year... View Article
Debenhams rolls out Doddle click and collect service across all UK stores
August 30, 2018 10:31 amDebenhams is to roll out a Doddle click and collect service across all of its UK department stores following a trial scheme in 50 shops. With... View Article
Parcelforce Worldwide trials self-serve kiosks
August 30, 2018 10:30 amParcelforce Worldwide is piloting self-serve kiosks in its London Central, Newcastle and Milton Keynes depots as part of plans to give customers a speedier experience when... View Article
Shop prices rise for first time in five years
August 29, 2018 8:51 amShop prices rose for the first time in over five years in August, according to new figures. The data from the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen... View Article
Insight: study finds UK shoppers are slow to adopt ecommerce technologies
August 29, 2018 8:14 amA new study has found that shoppers in the UK and Ireland are slow adopters of new ecommerce technology compared with consumers in other countries. The... View Article
Amazon named as UK’s most reputable retailer in new study
August 28, 2018 3:16 pmA new study has named online retail giant Amazon as the UK’s most reputable retailer. Amazon was followed by Boots and John Lewis who came a... View Article
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