John Lewis sales up 3.4% last week
August 3, 2016 8:20 amJohn Lewis increased its sales by 3.4% year-on-year last week as trade was boosted by strong uplifts in the fashion and electricals and home technology categories.... View Article
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Shoe Zone appoints new finance director
August 3, 2016 8:20 amValue footwear retailer Shoe Zone has appointed Jonathan Fearn as finance director. Fearn previously worked with LloydsPharmacy owner Celesio where he held a number of senior... View Article
Frenchgate leisure expansion steps up with The Gym
August 3, 2016 8:17 amThe Frenchgate shopping centre in Doncaster will see The Gym Group launch a new outlet at the centre as part of expansion plans in the North.... View Article
Wickes owner grows sales and profits
August 2, 2016 7:53 amTravis Perkins has reported that first half like-for-like sales grew by 6.5% at its consumer division which includes Wickes, Toolstation and Tile Giant. In the six... View Article
Amazon hits record entertainment share as online bounces back
August 2, 2016 7:26 amNew data on the physical entertainment market has revealed that over a third of shoppers in the market made a purchase at Amazon in the 12... View Article
Morrisons cuts prices of over 1,000 products
August 2, 2016 7:00 amMorrisons has launched one of its biggest price crunches with an average of 18% being cut from the price of 1,045 every day products. The supermarket... View Article
Innovation in Social Media: The Power of a Listening Ear
August 2, 2016 1:00 amSocial media strategies now require a large percentage of our marketing budgets. In fact, Forrester research forecasts that US social media spending will increase dramatically in... View Article
CSR: Top 5 socially responsible companies in the UK
August 1, 2016 12:00 pmWith today marking the start of Responsible Business Week in the UK, many innovative companies are wanting to tackle the social and ethical issues that are... View Article
Vacancies in shopping centres, retail parks and town centres fall for fifth consecutive quarter
August 1, 2016 8:00 amNew figures have shown that vacancy rates across UK shopping centres, retail parks and town centres have fallen for the fifth consecutive quarter. The data released... View Article
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