Retail sales grow in February
March 27, 2014 12:02 pmUK retail sales volumes rose by 3.7% year-on-year in February and by 1.7% from January according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics today.... View Article
General Merchandise News
Levi Strauss to cut 800 jobs
March 27, 2014 11:04 amLevi Strauss & Co is planning to cut 800 jobs as part of a global productivity initiative. In a statement the company said the initiative will... View Article
Carpetright warns on profit after a slowdown in sales
March 26, 2014 12:10 pmFloor coverings retailer Carpetright has warned on profit after sales slowed in the eight weeks to 22 March 2014. UK like-for-like sales edged up 0.2% in... View Article
Pets at Home appoints former Britvic CEO Paul Moody as non-exec director
March 26, 2014 12:10 pmPets at Home has strengthened its board with the appointment of former Britvic chief executive Paul Moody as a non-executive director. Having spent 17 years at... View Article
Albemarle & Bond calls in administrators
March 26, 2014 12:10 pmPawnbroker Albemarle & Bond has appointed administrators after its lenders told its board they were unable to support the turnaround plan for the business. On Monday,... View Article
Marks & Spencer IT and property directors to leave this summer
March 26, 2014 11:45 amMarks & Spencer has confirmed that its director of IT Darrell Stein and director of property Clem Constantine are to leave the business in the summer.... View Article
Kingfisher says prospects are bright after posting profit rise
March 25, 2014 9:49 amKingfisher, the owner of B&Q and Screwfix, has reported a pre-tax profit of £759 million for its 2013/14 financial year, which was a 9.8% increase on... View Article
AmazonFresh will introduce two major online grocery innovations
March 24, 2014 12:00 pmThe Retailbulletin and ResearchFarm have teamed up to bring you an insider view into Amazon. Daniel Lucht of ResearchFarm writes that AmazonFresh should be seen in... View Article
Russian tourist spend in UK falls in February
March 24, 2014 11:25 amNew data has revealed a slowdown in spending from Russian shoppers visiting the UK as political unrest in the Ukraine and the effects of a weakening... View Article
