B&M increases sales and profit
May 30, 2018 8:35 amB&M has increased both its full year sales and profit as it continues its new store expansion programme. Pre-tax profit rose by 25.4% to £229.3 million... View Article
General Merchandise News
Jollyes sold to Kester Capital
May 30, 2018 8:34 amPet retailer Jollyes has been sold to private equity firm Kester Capital. Founded in 1935, Jollyes has a portfolio of over 70 UK superstores and concessions... View Article
WH Smith voted worst retailer on UK high streets
May 28, 2018 7:46 amA new survey has found that WH Smith has been rated as the worst retailer on UK high streets. In the Which? study, shoppers criticised the... View Article
Mitsubishi to open first-ever retail store at Intu Lakeside
May 25, 2018 6:04 amMitsubishi Motors is to take 1,281 square feet of space at the Intu Lakeside shopping centre for its first-ever retail store. Designed by Dalziel & Pow,... View Article
Tesco to refocus non-food business by closing Tesco Direct
May 23, 2018 8:15 amTesco has announced plans to close its Tesco Direct non-food website after a review found there was no route to profitability for the loss-making business. The... View Article
Pets at Home upbeat despite profit fall
May 22, 2018 7:57 amPets at Home has reported a 5.5% increase in its full year like-for-like sales and a 7.8% uplift in revenue to £898.9 million. In the year... View Article
WH Smith: changing the mindset around mental health
May 21, 2018 9:14 amWH Smith is proudly at the forefront of tackling mental health issues which it is gradually putting on a par with physical health through a three-pronged... View Article
WH Smith completes opening of six stores at Rome airports
May 17, 2018 8:18 amWH Smith has now opened six stores across the Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino airports. The book and stationery retailer launched four stores at Rome Fiumicino... View Article
Gear4music hails ‘transformational’ year
May 15, 2018 9:17 amOnline musical instruments retailer Gear4music has increased its revenue by 43% to £80.1 million in the 12 months to 28 February as it worked through a... View Article
