John Lewis weekly sales up 5.3%
May 3, 2013 12:32 pmJohn Lewis saw its sales rise 5.3% year-on-year last week as trade was boosted by the warmer weather and price matching activity. Fashion sales soared by... View Article
General Merchandise News
Subway to expand forecourt outlets with Euro Garages
May 3, 2013 12:32 pmSandwich retailer Subway is to open a further 69 stores across the Euro Garages forecourt estate by 2016 as it looks to open more outlets in... View Article
Selfridges launches click & collect service
May 3, 2013 12:32 pmSelfridges is introducing its first click and collect service next week in all four of its department stores and has announced plans to open a drive-thru... View Article
Waitrose aims to reduce packaging by half by 2016
May 3, 2013 12:32 pmWaitrose has announced a new target to halve the amount of packaging it uses by 2016. To help meet the target, the retailer is making three... View Article
Footfall affected by weather again in April
May 3, 2013 12:30 pmFootfall in non-food stores across high streets, shopping centres, retail parks and transport hubs rose by 1.7% in April over March, but suffered a decline of... View Article
Vision Express acquires 12 stores in the North West
May 2, 2013 12:32 pmVision Express has acquired 12 optical stores across the North of West of England from Blackburn-based optician Crown Eyeglass. The stores will be rebranded as part... View Article
Carpetright announces changes to management team
May 2, 2013 12:32 pmCarpet and floor coverings retailer Carpetright has announced changes to its senior management team as founder Lord Harris scales back his day-to-day involvement in the business.... View Article
Waitrose launches new responsible fishing pledge
May 2, 2013 12:32 pmWaitrose has launched a new responsible fishing pledge that will see the supermarket buy all of its seafood from independently certified sources by the end of... View Article
Argos sees first sales rise in five years
May 1, 2013 10:37 amHome Retail Group has reported that Argos has delivered its first like-for-like sales growth in five years as the catalogue retailer works to reposition itself as... View Article
