Halfords posts third quarter sales uplift
January 18, 2018 8:24 amCar parts and cycling retailer Halfords grew its like-for-like sales by 2.7% in its third quarter as group revenue rose by 3.2%. In the 15 weeks... View Article
General Merchandise News
The Works reports best ever Christmas
January 17, 2018 7:28 amThe Works has reported its strongest ever Christmas trading performance and has unveiled plans to open at least 50 new stores in 2018. The retailer, which... View Article
JD.com invests in Vietnamese B2C ecommerce platform Tiki
January 17, 2018 7:28 amChinese online retail giant JD.com has gained another foothold in Southeast Asia by investing in Tiki, Vietnam’s B2C ecommerce platform. JD has signed a share subscription... View Article
Insight: changing shopper behaviour impacts December footfall
January 15, 2018 8:26 amNew figures have shown that retail footfall fell by 3.5% year-on-year in December with all regions included in the analysis showing a decline. The data from... View Article
Station retailers enjoy strong festive sales growth
January 12, 2018 8:25 amTotal retail sales at Network Rail managed stations grew by 9% in the lead-up to Christmas despite concourse footfall being flat against the previous year. On... View Article
John Lewis posts uplift in festive sales
January 11, 2018 8:26 amThe John Lewis Partnership has reported an uplift in sales at both the John Lewis department store chain and its Waitrose supermarket over the festive trading... View Article
Marks & Spencer sees fall in third quarter sales
January 11, 2018 8:26 amMarks & Spencer saw its UK like-for-like sales decline in its third quarter as both food and clothing and merchandise sales edged down. In the 13... View Article
Marks & Spencer appoints chief finance officer
January 11, 2018 8:25 amMarks & Spencer has appointed Humphrey Singer as its new chief finance officer. Currently group finance director at Dixons Carphone, Singer will take up his new... View Article
Sainsbury’s upgrades profit guidance
January 10, 2018 8:26 amSainsbury’s has increased its full year profit guidance after reporting a strong Christmas. In its third quarter, the retailer grew its like-for-like sales by 1.1% excluding... View Article
