Month: April 2018
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Apr- 2018 -17 AprilAdvice
How retailers can embrace the power of digital
By 2020, customers will manage an estimated 85% of brand interactions without speaking to a human. The prevalence and richness…
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17 AprilHigh Street
Primark posts ‘remarkable’ 4% rise in profits
Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion retailer Primark, has posted a 1% increase in profit for the…
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17 AprilSport & Leisure
JD Sports reports record profit levels
JD Sports has seen a record increase in its profit before tax, which was at 26% in the 53 weeks…
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17 AprilShopping Centres
Intu reveals ‘record retailer demand’
Shopping centre giant Intu has reported a record level of retailer demand in the first quarter of 2018. Some 60…
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16 AprilAnalysis
What you need to know about consumer packaged goods companies going direct-to-consumer
The retail industry is going through major disruption as more and more innovative consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands are jumping on…
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16 AprilEconomy
High street collapse down to higher business rates, says Colliers
Fifteen major retailers or restaurant groups have gone into CVA or administration in the twelve months since the April 2017…
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16 AprilHigh Street
March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years
Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no…
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16 AprilLuxury Goods
Dr Gerry Murphy joins Burberry board as chairman designate
Dr Gerry Murphy is set to take over as chairman designate at Burberry after Sir John Peace stepped down after…
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16 AprilHigh Street
Debenhams expected to post big dent in half-year profits
Analyst consensus expects Debenhams to report a large decrease in its profits when it publishes its half-year results next week.…
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13 AprilHigh Street
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part…
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