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Features
Turning excess inventory into extra profit: the power of online auctions
Retail businesses have been fighting against tough economic conditions in recent years. From the continuing fallout of Covid-19 to the…
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Supermarkets
Ocado returns to earnings growth as sales soar
Ocado has returned to positive earnings in its full-year results after sales soared over the year, in part boosted by…
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Supermarkets
Asda trials four-day week in bid to stamp out manager revolt
Asda is trialling a four-day week in a bid to “stamp out revolt” amongst the supermarket’s store managers following a…
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Luxury Goods
Fortnum & Mason sales up 17% in run-up to Christmas
Fortnum and Mason has welcomed a period of strong trading over the festive period, with year-on-year sales up by 17%…
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Online & Digital
Very UK sales up 3.4% over Christmas period
Very UK has reported that retail sales were up by 3.4% in the seven weeks to 22 December 2023, with…
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Clothing & Shoes
Sosandar revenues up 23% in record quarter of trading
Sosandar has welcomed a record quarter of trading over the festive period, with revenues soaring 23% to £14.3m in the…
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High Street
Cotswold Outdoor owner to boost in-store efficiency
O&CC, the owner of brands Cotswold Outdoor, Snow and Rock and Runners Need, plans to complete a full chain rollout…
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High Street
Festive period fails to boost retail sales, BRC finds
Total retail sales in the UK rose by only 1.7% in December, against a growth of 6.9% the prior year,…
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Economy
120,000 retail jobs lost in 2023
Almost 120,000 retail employees lost their jobs in 2023 after more than 10,000 shops shuttered over the year, according to…
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Supermarkets
Asda and Usdaw sign collective bargaining agreement
Asda and Usdaw have signed a collective bargaining agreement that will see the union represent hourly-paid employees in the convenience…
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