Month: September 2018
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Sep- 2018 -24 SeptemberHigh Street
60% of British people believe the high street will ‘eventually disappear’
New research has found that 60% of British people believe that the high street will “eventually disappear”. The research by…
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21 SeptemberGovernment
Dominic Chappell loses appeal against BHS conviction
Dominic Chappell, the former director and majority shareholder of the company that bought BHS, has lost his appeal against his…
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21 SeptemberAdvice
Customer security and trust will lead to better growth
The importance of customer data to retail brands cannot be overstated, especially when petabytes worth of personal information is gathered…
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21 SeptemberHigh Street
Strong retail sales growth in August helps strengthen British pound
Retail sales growth of 0.3% across all sectors in August, excluding food, clothing and petrol, saw the value of the…
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21 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
House of Fraser decline leads to French Connection store closures
French Connection has announced it will be shuttering more of its stores following the closure of two under-performing branches in…
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21 SeptemberHealth & Beauty
Walgreens Boots Alliance launches flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group Holding have announced the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s…
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21 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Moss Bros’ revenue drops as hot weather and World Cup ‘distraction’ affects sales
Menswear retailer Moss Bros has reported a drop in revenue and sales in its half year financial results, covering the…
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20 SeptemberComment
Automation and AI in retail: friend or foe?
We hear a lot about the high street dying, but that’s not quite right. The high street is changing. Automation…
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20 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Cath Kidston clarifies store review reports
Cath Kidston has clarified reports that it is to undergo a formal portfolio review and instead said that it is…
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20 SeptemberHigh Street
Poundland to open in 20 former Poundworld locations
Poundland is finalising plans to open stores in up to 20 large former Poundworld locations and has offered all former…
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