Month: February 2020
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Feb- 2020 -7 FebruaryAdvice
Optimising your customer contact strategy
The way that retailers and brands communicate with customers has changed radically over the past decade, and it is clearly…
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7 FebruaryLuxury Goods
Burberry warns on sales impact from coronavirus outbreak
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry has warned that its sales for the year ended March 2020 will be impacted by the…
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7 FebruaryHigh Street
Retail jobs and applications plummet in January
The retail job market took a blow in the first month of 2020, with job numbers and applications both falling…
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7 FebruaryHigh Street
Waterstones revenues soar in full-year results
Book retailer Waterstones has reported a 33% rise in profit before tax for the year ended April 2019, despite “a…
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7 FebruaryNews
Pets at Home appoints new chairman
Pets at Home has appointed Ian Burke as its new chairman following an “extensive” internal and external search process. The…
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6 FebruaryHigh Street
63% of midlands shoppers want to support independents, survey reveals
A new survey on the shopping habits of residents in Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham has revealed that 63%…
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6 FebruaryDepartment Stores
PETA buys Frasers Group stake amid anti-fur protests
PETA US has become a shareholder in Frasers Group, the animal rights group has announced. The move is in response…
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6 FebruaryPeople Moves
M&S appoints new chief strategy and transformation director
Marks and Spencer has appointed Katie Bickerstaffe as its new chief strategy and transformation director. Bickerstaffe is currently a non-executive…
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6 FebruaryOnline & Digital
OnBuy secures £3m investment
OnBuy announced it has secured a £3m investment from VC fund Fuel Ventures after receiving “numerous investment offers”. The online…
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5 FebruaryTips
Retail Fashion Trends for Men & Women in 2020 – What to Know
Retail is one of the largest industries in the world, and it continues to see rapid growth. 2020 calls for…
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