JD.com commits to sell €2 billion in French imports
January 9, 2018 8:11 amChinese retail giant JD.com has unveiled plans to sell €2 billion worth of French goods to Chinese consumers over the next two years, and purchase another... View Article
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Mothercare warns on profit after decline in Christmas sales
January 8, 2018 8:13 amMothercare has warned on profit as it reported that its UK like-for-like sales declined by 7.2% in the lead-up to Christmas. In the 12 weeks to... View Article
H&T full year profits to be ahead of forecasts
January 8, 2018 8:13 amH&T Group has said it put in a strong fourth quarter performance in its pawnbroking and retail businesses and now expects its full year pre-tax profit... View Article
Discounts fuel December shop price slide
January 8, 2018 8:01 amUK shop prices slipped deeper into deflationary territory in December, falling 0.6% on last year compared to the 0.1% decline in November. According to the figures... View Article
Footfall down on New Year’s Eve but recovers on New Year’s Day
January 3, 2018 7:09 amNew figures have shown that UK footfall declined by 10.5% on New Year’s Eve but recovered on New Year’s Day when there was an increase of... View Article
Insight: UK retail could get worse before it gets better in 2018
January 2, 2018 7:51 amA new white paper is predicting that the UK retail industry will flatline at best in 2018. The latest predictions from the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank... View Article
BRC says shoppers will lose out if UK does not adopt EU global trade deals
January 2, 2018 7:50 amThe British Retail Consortium has put forward new evidence to highlight the importance to UK consumers of maintaining the benefits of trade deals the EU has... View Article
The White Company grows sales and profit
December 27, 2017 8:17 amThe White Company saw its operating profit rise by 2% to £17.6 million in the year to 25 March despite tougher trading conditions in the UK.... View Article
Consumer confidence down one point in December
December 21, 2017 8:14 amConsumer confidence fell by one point in December as consumers became more cautious about making big purchases. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index decreased to -13 in... View Article
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