John Lewis has strong Easter with sales up 20.9%
April 10, 2015 10:25 amJohn Lewis said it enjoyed strong trade last week as sales surged by 20.9% year-on-year. Although trading figures were flattered by the earlier fall of Easter... View Article
General Merchandise News
Majestic acquires Naked Wines and names new CEO
April 10, 2015 10:25 amMajestic Wine is to acquire customer funded online wine business Naked Wines as the company looks to increase its online capabilities and pursue international growth. The... View Article
Debenhams appoints Terry Duddy as non-exec director
April 10, 2015 10:25 amDebenhams has appointed former Home Retail Group chief executive Terry Duddy as a non-executive director. Duddy is currently a non-executive director of Hammerson and chair of... View Article
Waitrose sales rise by 22.8% last week
April 10, 2015 10:25 amWaitrose said the long Easter weekend and warmer weather helped sales to increase by 22.8% year-on-year last week. Compared to Easter Week last year, total branch... View Article
One third of online shoppers open to drone deliveries
April 10, 2015 6:56 amNew research has found that one third of online shoppers would be willing to have their orders delivered by drones. The study of 2,000 shoppers by... View Article
Mulberry profits to exceed expectations
April 9, 2015 11:15 amLuxury fashion brand Mulberry has said its full-year profits will be slightly ahead of expectations as a result of its efforts to control costs. In a... View Article
SPAR ups its Russian expansion
April 9, 2015 11:15 amSPAR International has reached an agreement with two partners to expand its retail operations in the Moscow region as part of its continued growth in Russia.... View Article
Banbury Cross Retail Park announces trio of new lettings
April 9, 2015 11:15 amBanbury Cross Retail Park in Oxfordshire has completed three new lettings. Iceland has agreed a new 10 year lease on a 9,992 square foot store for... View Article
Fall in UK shop prices continues
April 8, 2015 11:44 amShop prices continued to fall in March to mark their 23rd month of decline. Figures released by the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen in their monthly... View Article
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