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
General Merchandise News
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
Insight: North East worst region for serial returners
August 24, 2018 5:47 amA new study has revealed that the North East of England is the worst region for ‘serial returners’. The research by Brightpearl, which surveyed 2,000 UK... View Article
Photobox Group acquires Greetz
August 23, 2018 7:46 amMoonpig owner Photobox Group has acquired Dutch online greeting card and gifting retailer Greetz. Founded in 2001, Greetz sold over 7.5 million cards in the Netherlands in... View Article
Next opens new giant store at Intu Merry Hill
August 16, 2018 8:49 amNext has opened one of its largest UK stores to date at Intu Merry Hill. The opening follows the announcement that owner Intu plans to spend... View Article
Away selects Seven Dials for first international store
August 14, 2018 8:00 amAway, the New York-based premium luggage brand, is to open its first permanent international store in London’s Seven Dials this month. Spanning 3,000 square feet, the... View Article
Global Blue to launch VIP London lounge
August 14, 2018 7:07 amGlobal Blue is to open its second largest VIP Globe Shopper Lounge to date in London’s Mayfair. The news follows the opening of lounges in Milan,... View Article
Card Factory blames weather for like-for-like sales decline
August 9, 2018 9:26 amCard Factory saw its like-for-like sales edge down 0.2% in the first half of its financial year as the greeting cards retailer was impacted by a... View Article
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