Schuh to open first out-of-town store
May 29, 2013 12:01 pmFootwear retailer Schuh has chosen the Teesside Shopping Park in Stockton-on-Tees as the location for its first out-of-town store. The retailer has taken 4,950 sq ft... View Article
General Merchandise News
The Yellow Line launches first UK concept store
May 29, 2013 12:01 pmLuggage specialist Rolling Luggage has partnered with VF Group to launch a new luggage store called The Yellow Line. The two companies have chosen London’s Luton... View Article
Number of online only retailers has doubled in last five years: new study
May 29, 2013 11:01 amA new study has revealed that the number of online-only e-retailing businesses in the UK has more than doubled in the past five years from 6,700... View Article
BRC Lecture: Bright future for Ocado as major grocers face increasing pressure on their models
May 28, 2013 12:07 pmConsumers are increasingly shopping online for food and this will put significant pressure on the major grocers whose cost models with large out-of-town stores puts them... View Article
Report predicts that 60,000 shops will close over next five years
May 28, 2013 12:07 pmA new report has predicted that that one in five high street stores will disappear by 2018, resulting in 60,000 shop closures and 316,000 job losses.... View Article
COS to open first store in Turkey
May 28, 2013 12:07 pmCOS, the H&M owned fashion brand, is to expand into Turkey with the opening of a new store in Istanbul. The brand has chosen the landmark... View Article
The Co-operative in drive to divert all food waste away from landfill
May 28, 2013 12:07 pmThe Co-operative Group is to roll out a recycling scheme across its food store estate which will result in all of the retailer’s food waste being... View Article
ACS calls for partnership approach in future alcohol policy
May 28, 2013 10:18 amThe Association of Convenience Stores has called for the government to use a partnership approach in determining future alcohol policy. At the Future of Alcohol Policy... View Article
John Lewis sales up 8.8% last week
May 24, 2013 12:50 pmJohn Lewis saw its sales rise by 8.8% year-on-year last week as good weather and a price matching initiative helped to drive footfall in stores and... View Article
