John Lewis trials c-store click & collect service
September 26, 2013 11:05 amJohn Lewis is to offer its customers the facility to collect their online purchases from local convenience stores and petrol stations as part of a new... View Article
General Merchandise News
Collectables enters administration
September 26, 2013 11:05 amCollectables, the North East gift and furniture retailer, has entered administration putting 200 jobs at risk. The 27 year old family-owned business has eleven gift stores... View Article
Laura Ashley sales hit by weather
September 25, 2013 12:44 pmFashion and homewares retailer Laura Ashley has reported a fall in first half profits as sales were impacted by the cold spring weather and the subsequent... View Article
Topps Tiles expects small increase in full-year profits
September 25, 2013 12:44 pmTopps Tiles said it expects to deliver a small rise in pre-tax profits in the year to end September after the tile and flooring retailer implemented... View Article
Comparable results from Scotmid despite difficult start to year
September 25, 2013 12:26 pmScotmid Co-operative has reported that its first half operating profit was comparable to that of the same period last year despite a difficult start to 2013... View Article
Waitrose to open second dotcom fulfilment centre for London
September 25, 2013 12:25 pmWaitrose is to open a second dotcom fulfilment centre in south London which will enable the supermarket to more than double the number of delivery slots... View Article
Comptoir Libanais to open first outlet outside of London
September 25, 2013 11:39 amComptoir Libanais, the Lebanese-inspired delicatessen and restaurant, is to open its first outlet outside of London at the Lend Lease operated Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.... View Article
International retailer to chair ICSC Europe Retailer Group
September 25, 2013 9:00 amThe International Council of Shopping Centers has appointed Debenhams head of business development John Scott as chair of its ICSC European Retailer Group. ICSC Europe managing... View Article
Big four supermarkets come under pressure in battle for grocery market share
September 24, 2013 12:18 pmLatest figures on the grocery market have revealed that the big four supermarkets are coming under pressure as price becomes less of a differentiator for shoppers... View Article
