Consumer confidence falls further
July 1, 2011 9:39 amThe latest index from GfK NOP reveals that consumer confidence decreased by four points to -25 in June compared to -21 in the previous month. Commenting... View Article
General Merchandise News
Nokia closes online stores
July 1, 2011 8:20 amNokia, the Finnish mobile phone maker, has closed the last of its ten online stores. This follows the shuttering of all its UK retail stores earlier... View Article
TJ Hughes goes into administration
June 30, 2011 12:19 pmDiscount department store chain TJ Hughes has fallen into administration. Around 4,000 workers now face an uncertain future while they wait to see if administrators Ernst... View Article
Debenhams reports rise in sales
June 30, 2011 12:19 pmDebenhams has seen like-for-like sales including VAT for the 17 weeks to 25 June rise by 1.5% The department store chain which has 169 stores in Britain,... View Article
Whittard appoints ex-Molton Brown CEO as MD
June 30, 2011 12:18 pmSpecialist tea and coffee retailer Whittard has appointed Sara Holton as managing director. Her previous role was CEO of Molton Brown and prior to that she... View Article
Hamleys reveals top ten toys for Christmas
June 30, 2011 5:28 amHamleys, the long established toy retailer, has revealed the list of toys it expects to be top of children’s wishlists at Christmas. Half of the top... View Article
Calls to Retail Trust helpline up 300% in last three days as retail workers fear redundancy
June 29, 2011 12:27 pmThe Retail Trust has reported a threefold increase in calls to its free, confidential helpline in the last three days from retail employees fearing redundancy. The... View Article
HMV completes disposal of Waterstone’s chain
June 29, 2011 12:27 pmHMV Group has announced that it has officially completed the sale of the Waterstone’s bookshop chain to Alexander Mamut’s A&NN Capital Fund. The £53 million deal... View Article
Heathrow apppoints new retail concessions head
June 29, 2011 12:26 pmHeathrow Airport has appointed Muriel Zingraff-Shariff as its new Retail Concessions Director. Zingraff-Shariff will take up the role in July. Zingraff-Shariff’s previous roles include senior positions... View Article
