Debenhams to anchor Intu Watford
January 19, 2016 9:31 amDebenhams is to become an anchor store at the Intu Watford shopping centre. The department store chain has signed up for a 113,000 square foot store... View Article
General Merchandise News
Footfall declines as sales move online in December
January 19, 2016 8:44 amRetail footfall in December was 2.2% down on the same month in 2014 and marginally lower than the 2.1% decline seen in November. The figures released... View Article
MySale hails good first half progress
January 19, 2016 8:44 amFlash sales retailer MySale has said it made good progress in the first half of its financial year with an increase in both revenue and gross... View Article
UK, US and German consumers spend most online annually per person worldwide
January 19, 2016 8:44 amUK, US and German consumers spend the highest amount per person online worldwide, according to new research. The study by Internet World Germany has revealed that... View Article
Artificial Intelligence is proving popular with North Face customers
January 18, 2016 10:22 amOutdoors specialist The North Face is utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the customer experience online by helping shoppers find the right products on its website.... View Article
Nisa reports strong Christmas trading performance
January 18, 2016 10:22 amSymbol group Nisa has reported a significant improvement in profitability over its 10 week Christmas trading period to 3 January 2016. Profit for the period was... View Article
Skechers to open Liverpool ONE store
January 18, 2016 10:22 amUS footwear brand Skechers is to open a 3,578 square foot regional flagship in Liverpool ONE in the spring. The new store will be situated on... View Article
Homebase to be acquired by Wesfarmers
January 18, 2016 10:22 amHome Retail Group has entered into a share purchase agreement to sell Homebase to Wesfarmers subsidiary, Bunnings (UK&I) Holdings, for £340 million. In a statement, Home... View Article
John Lewis sales up 15.6% last week
January 15, 2016 9:33 amJohn Lewis enjoyed strong trading last week with a year-on-year sales increase of 15.6%. In the shops, a number of stores achieved double digit percentage growth,... View Article
