Waitrose is investing in a multi-million pound programme to improve the shopping experience for its customers by introducing concierge-style welcome desks in its shops and offering... View Article
Tesco has announced plans to open more than fifty new franchise stores for its F&F clothing brand over the next five years in new markets in... View Article
Warmer weather boosted retail footfall in April to give the strongest performance since December 2011. However, the town centre vacancy rate reached a new high as... View Article
Book and stationery retailer WH Smith has been voted the worst shop on the high street in a survey of 11,000 shoppers. The 2013 survey by... View Article
Loyalty programmes should be regarded as long-term strategic initiatives rather than tools to simply drive increased sales in the short-term by distributing rewards to customers. By... View Article
Morrisons has signed a longterm agreement with online grocer Ocado which will enable it to launch its first online grocery delivery service by January 2014. The... View Article
John Lewis saw its sales slip by 0.2% year-on-year last week as the warm weather at the start of the week impacted footfall. However, trade improved... View Article
Next’s group property director Andrew Varley is to retire next year after 27 years with the business. Having served on the board for 22 years, Varley... View Article
John Lewis has announced that is to recruit more than 100 apprentices as part of its 2013/2014 Retail Apprenticeship programme. The retailer will also launch a... View Article
