Month: January 2020
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Jan- 2020 -13 JanuaryDepartment Stores
Beales set to ‘collapse’, 1,000 jobs at risk
Department store Beales warns it is on the brink of collapse, which will result in over 1000 jobs at risk…
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13 JanuaryHigh Street
December footfall hit by Black Friday
Footfall dropped 2.5% in December, according to the latest figures from Springboard’s footfall monitor and insights. The data provider said…
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10 JanuaryAnalysis
Spooked markets seem soothed by Iran-US climb-down
When Iran decided to hit back on US military facilities after president Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian general Qasem…
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10 JanuaryComment
Retailers have more to do to meet consumer demand for deliveries
With the Christmas rush in full flow, the pressure is on for retailers to provide their customers with a platinum…
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10 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Superdry warns on profits amid ‘lower than expected’ Christmas sales
Embattled clothing retailer Superdry has issued a profit warning after peak trading sales came in “lower than expected”. Superdry said…
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10 JanuaryHigh Street
Game to shutter 40 UK stores
Video game retailer Game has confirmed it intends to shutter 40 stores throughout the UK. To date, 13 sites have…
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10 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Joules issues profit warning following stock issues
Joules has announced that sales over the Christmas period were “significantly behind expectations”, with retail sales down 4.5% against the…
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10 JanuaryHigh Street
B&M reports ‘slower performance than anticipated’ in its third quarter
B&M has reported a “slower performance than anticipated”, despite a 9.3% increase in group revenues during its third quarter. Over…
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9 JanuaryAnalysis
Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?
It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of…
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9 JanuaryComment
How retailers can make their social media shoppable
Social media commerce presents retailers with one of the biggest changes and opportunities since the emergence of online shopping. Platforms…
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