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High Street
Rail strikes and cold weather sees high street footfall fall 10%
The rail strikes and a bout of cold weather negatively impacted high street footfall last week, a key period for…
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Clothing & Shoes
Frasers acquires JD Sports’ premium fashion businesses
Frasers Group has announced the acquisition of JD Sports’ premium fashion offering in a deal worth up to £47.5m. The…
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Economy
Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5% to 3.5%
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing the base rate of…
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Economy
Inflation falls to 10.7%
UK Inflation fell to 10.7% in November, down from 11.1% in October, but still remains close to a 40-year high…
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Supermarkets
Shopper spend rises 7.6% at UK supermarkets despite squeeze on incomes
Total Till sales grew +7.6% in the last four weeks ending 3 December 2022, up from +5.6% last month, according…
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Economy
UK economy returns to growth in October
The UK economy returned to growth in October following the period of national mourning after the death of the Queen,…
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News
4 in 5 shoppers using social media to find Christmas gift ideas
The inaugural Shop Social study, conducted by social media experts Maybe*, (https://www.maybetech.com/) has found that the products we are most…
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People Moves
Gymshark appoints Laura Hagan as CPO
Gymshark, the fitness community and apparel brand, has revealed Laura Hagan is to join the firm in January 2023 as…
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Online & Digital
THG partners with Bynder for new digital asset management platform
THG Ingenuity, THG’s proprietary technology platform specialising in taking brands direct-to-consumers (DTC) globally has partnered with Bynder, a global leader…
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People Moves
Naked Wines appoints UK MD as new CFO
Naked Wines has appointed James Crawford as CFO and as an executive director with immediate effect. Crawford has been serving…
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