Shop prices up 0.4% in January
January 30, 2019 8:35 amShop prices edged up 0.4% in January despite many retailers offering discounts after Christmas. The figures from the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen in their monthly... View Article
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Marks & Spencer launches plastic take-back scheme
January 30, 2019 8:35 amMarks & Spencer has launched a new initiative to enable customers to take back non-recyclable plastic packaging to its stores. The scheme allows customers to drop... View Article
WH Smith opens two further stores in Mactan Cebu Airport in the Philippines
January 28, 2019 8:24 amWH Smith has opened two further stores in Mactan Cebu Airport in the Philippines as part of its international expansion plans. Operated by Philippine franchise partner... View Article
Retail employment down 2.2% in final quarter of 2018
January 24, 2019 8:39 amNew figures from the British Retail Consortium have shown that retail employment was down 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2018. The fall equated to 70,000... View Article
WH Smith boosted by success of travel business
January 23, 2019 7:46 amWH Smith has reported a 6% uplift in total sales in the 20 weeks to 19 January although like-for-like sales were flat. The book and stationery... View Article
Pets at Home retail like-for likes up 4.7%
January 22, 2019 8:39 amPets at Home has reported a 4.7% uplift in retail like-for-like revenue in the 12-week period to 3 January. It also increased its veterinary group like-for-like... View Article
Retail sales up 2.3% at Network Rail managed stations
January 21, 2019 8:54 amNew figures have shown that total retail sales at Network Rail managed stations climbed by 2.3% over the festive period. Reporting on the period between 10... View Article
The Entertainer posts strong uplift in Christmas sales
January 21, 2019 8:54 amToy retailer The Entertainer has reported a strong performance over the Christmas trading period. In the five weeks to 29 December, total sales increased by 22.4%.... View Article
Insight: themes and trends from NRF 2019
January 18, 2019 8:46 amRobotics and artificial intelligence (AI) were among the many interesting technologies on display at Retail’s Big Show, organised by the NRF, in New York City recently... View Article
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