Month: March 2018
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Mar- 2018 -29 MarchAnalysis
Millennials – The leaders of the retail revolution
Millennials – the largest generation since the Baby Boomers – will come into their own by 2020. Born between 1980…
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29 MarchHigh Street
‘Beast from the East’ chills retail sales
Year-on-year sales volumes declined for the first time since October 2017, according to CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. Additionally,…
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29 MarchEconomy
A quarter of SME retailers expect to see Easter sales increase
A quarter of SME retailers expect to see an increase in sales activity over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according…
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29 MarchHR
Ikea reports lower than average gender pay gap
Ikea has revealed that its gender pay gap is 6.9%, which is significantly lower than the UK retail average of…
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29 MarchHigh Street
Conviviality administration announcement puts 2500 jobs in danger
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has announced plans to file for administration within the next two weeks, after failing to secure…
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28 MarchOnline & Digital
Online retail orders on the up
Online retail delivery order volumes were up 7% year-on-year in February, according to the latest data from the IMRG MetaPack…
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28 MarchAdvice
The bull’s eye for cyber criminals: PoS Systems
Point of Sale (Pos) systems that take payments for goods and services for the hospitality and retail industries really serve…
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28 MarchGovernment
Dominic Chappell banned from company directorship for 15 years
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been disqualified from running or controlling any company for up to 15 years. A…
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28 MarchHigh Street
Nominations open for Barclaycard Everywoman Retail Awards
Nominations for the Barclaycard everywoman in Retail Awards are now open with new categories. The awards were launched to increase…
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28 MarchHigh Street
DFS ‘confident’ despite halved profits
DFS has seen a fall in both its sales and pre-tax profits for the six months to 27 January amid…
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