Month: May 2019
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May- 2019 -15 MayClothing & Shoes
Moss Bros sales boosted by e-commerce during Q1
Moss Bros has reported a 1.5% increase in total sales for the 15 week period ending 11 May, in spite…
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15 MayEconomy
Retailers rethink returns policies as ‘serial returners’ increase
Some 26% of retailers have seen an increase in the volume of goods being returned in the last two years,…
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14 MayHealth & Beauty
Boots profits slump by almost 20%
Profits at Boots UK stores fell by 18.3% last year as sales also struggled. For the year ending 31 August…
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14 MayAdvice
The ripple effect of consumer data breaches
The number of those affected by high-profile consumer data breaches in the past few years is staggering; 50 million Facebook…
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14 MayLuxury Goods
Kering publishes new standards for animal welfare
Luxury fashion giant Kering has published its new animal welfare standards in order to “ensure and verify” the humane treatment…
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14 MayHigh Street
Amazon partners with Next for click and collect service
Next and Amazon today announced Next’s participation in Amazon Counter – a new network of pick up points that allows…
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13 MayDepartment Stores
Debenhams CVA could cost local authorities £8.5m in business rates
Colliers International has estimated that Debenhams’ CVA could affect up to 59 local authorities, who could lose out on £8.5m…
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13 MayAdvice
How retailers can target the female shopper of today
Female shoppers account for a huge proportion of the shopping demographic and have an enormous impact on the consumer marketplace.…
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13 MayDepartment Stores
Mike Ashley plans to invest millions to revamp House of Fraser
Mike Ashely has revealed he plans to pledge hundreds of millions of pounds into relaunching House of Fraser in return…
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13 MayEconomy
Shop vacancy rate rises to highest level in four years
The national town centre vacancy rate rose to 10.2% empty outlets, according to data from the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies…
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