Potbelly to launch in the UK
May 8, 2015 10:13 amChicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Shop is to open its first outlet in the UK at the Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre this summer. Potbelly Franchising has signed a... View Article
General Merchandise News
Waitrose sales boosted by bank holiday
May 8, 2015 10:13 amWaitrose has reported that sales edged up 0.5% last week despite tough comparatives against the equivalent week last year. As customers geared up for the bank... View Article
Warehouse partners with Doddle to offer free online returns
May 8, 2015 10:13 amFashion retailer Warehouse has partnered with the Doddle parcel delivery and returns service to offer free returns for its customers, with plans to launch collections later... View Article
Kering appoints Todd Hymel as CEO of action sports brands
May 8, 2015 9:46 amKering, the owner of luxury brands such as Gucci, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, has appointed Todd Hymel to the newly created position of chief executive... View Article
Morrisons reports first quarter sales fall but rate of decline slows
May 7, 2015 9:52 amMorrisons has reported that like-for-like sales in its first quarter dropped by 2.9% excluding fuel but the rate of decline has slowed from the same period... View Article
Comment: reprieve for multi-site retailers as Woolworths case is overturned
May 7, 2015 9:51 amMulti-site retailers will be breathing a sigh of relief as there should now be clarity on what is expected of the employer when redundancies or change... View Article
ScS sales hit by warm weather and General Election
May 7, 2015 8:59 amScS, the upholstered furniture and floorings retailer, has said that lower footfall in the four weeks following Easter Monday led to a 15.9% drop in sales.... View Article
Ladbrokes chairman to step down
May 7, 2015 8:26 amLadbrokes chairman Peter Erskine has announced that he is to step down from the post during 2015. The company said a search for his successor is... View Article
Consumer wins with lower grocery prices
May 7, 2015 7:06 amNew figures on the grocery market have shown that supermarket sales have slowed to a revenue growth of 0.2% compared to last year. Kantar Worldpanel, which... View Article
