Wren Living to donate 10% of sales to flood appeal
February 25, 2014 11:45 amWren Living, the kitchen, bedroom and furniture retailer, is donating 10% of all sales this week towards helping victims of the recent floods in the UK.... View Article
General Merchandise News
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse in talks regarding merger
February 24, 2014 12:09 pmDixons and Carphone Warehouse have announced that they are in talks about a possible merger. In statement the retailers said recent speculation had led them to... View Article
Mothercare chief executive Simon Calver resigns
February 24, 2014 12:09 pmMothercare has announced that its chief executive Simon Calver has resigned and will leave the company at the end of next month. In a statement, the... View Article
Co-operative Group receives overwhelming response to public poll
February 24, 2014 12:09 pmThe Co-operative Group has said it has received an overwhelming response to its call to the public to give their opinions on a range of issues... View Article
Computer Bookshops goes into administration
February 24, 2014 9:03 amBook and software retailer Computer Bookshops Limited has entered administration. David Bennett and Nigel Morrison of Grant Thornton have been appointed administrators to the Birmingham-based firm... View Article
John Lewis sales up 6.4% last week
February 21, 2014 12:42 pmJohn Lewis said good online sales last week helped to compensate for a varied performance in its shops to give the retailer a year-on-year sales increase... View Article
Asda like-for-like sales slip by 0.1% in fourth quarter
February 21, 2014 12:42 pmSupermarket giant Asda has blamed a tough retail climate in the UK for a 0.1% drop in like-for-like sales in its fourth quarter. The fall in... View Article
January retail sales up 4.3% year-on-year
February 21, 2014 12:42 pmUK retail sales volumes rose by 4.3% year-on-year in January according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics today. The ONS said there was... View Article
Wickes launches charity trade-in scheme
February 21, 2014 11:22 amWickes, the Travis Perkins owned DIY retailer, has launched a charity tool trade-in scheme this week across its UK stores. Called ‘TradeIn’, the scheme is the... View Article
