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High Street
Bank holiday weather boosts UK footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +6.7% last week against the week before, with the average uplift in activity…
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Supermarkets
Supermarket visits rise by 58 million amid vaccine rollout
UK shoppers made 58 million more visits to the supermarket in the most recent four weeks than they did in…
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High Street
Mothercare sales plunge 40% in FY21
Mothercare has revealed that sales in its unaudited full-year results are set to plunge 40% to £326m, reflecting the impact…
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Clothing & Shoes
Seraphine owner eyes London IPO
The new owner of the maternity wear brand Seraphine is reportedly eyeing plans to deliver it to the London stock…
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Online & Digital
Cox & Cox sales soar despite supply chain disruption
Online homeware retailer Cox and Cox has announced that its first quarter “proved a very strong period”, with net revenue…
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Clothing & Shoes
N Brown profits halve in FY21
N Brown, the owner of Simply Be and Jacamo, has seen its pre-tax profits almost halve in the full-year ended…
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Analysis
The Great Covid Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?
A year of enforced change in buying habits where pretty much everything went online is set to revert to “the…
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Health & Beauty
Asos eyes Feelunique and Cult Beauty takeovers
Asos is reportedly eyeing a potential takeover of two major online beauty platforms in a bid to further expand into…
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Coronavirus
Landsec swings to £1.39bn loss amid pandemic
Land Securities has fallen to a pre-tax loss of £1.39bn in the full-year ended 31 March, 2021, in results that…
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Advice
Why retailers must invest beyond the buy button
Over the past 12 months, retailers have turbocharged their shift to digital. A recent survey by KPMG showed that 67%…
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