The Entertainer opens further store in Pakistan
April 3, 2017 6:42 amHigh street toy retailer The Entertainer has opened a further store in Pakistan with existing franchise partner the SEFAM Group. The 5,000 square feet shop in... View Article
General Merchandise News
Consumer confidence level remains unchanged since February
March 31, 2017 8:35 amLatest figures have shown that consumer confidence has remained in negative territory this month but has not declined from February. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index stayed... View Article
BRC launches student competition on retail cyber crime
March 31, 2017 8:28 amThe British Retail Consortium has launched a new cyber security challenge for students. The organisation is inviting students at UK higher education institutions to participate in... View Article
Card Factory profits impacted by lower footfall
March 28, 2017 8:27 amGreeting cards retailer Card Factory has seen its annual pre-tax profit decline by 1.1% to £82.8 million as trading was impacted by lower footfall. In the... View Article
High Street TV appoints shopper marketing manager
March 22, 2017 8:32 amMultichannel retailer High Street TV has appointed Kirsty Minshall to the newly created position of shopper marketing manager. In her new role, she will be responsible... View Article
Small UK firms benefit from resurgence in local authentic heritage products
March 20, 2017 8:16 amA new report from supply chain standards member organisation GS1 UK has shown that the UK is seeing a resurgence of small businesses producing authentic, heritage... View Article
Mothercare hires new non-exec director
March 17, 2017 8:10 amMothercare has announced that Gillian Kent has joined the business as a non-executive director. Kent was chief executive of real estate portal Propertyfinder until its acquisition... View Article
Insight: UK shoppers rate retail experiences merely average
March 14, 2017 8:09 amLatest research has revealed that only 40% of UK shoppers think their favourite retailers provide a good or great customer experience. Commissioned by Zeta Global and... View Article
H&T pre-tax profit up 42.6%
March 13, 2017 7:51 amPawnbroker H&T has reported that its full year pre-tax profit has risen by 42.6% to £9.7 million as the group works to develop its products in... View Article
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