Black Friday
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Nov- 2018 -16 NovemberComment
The importance of ‘what if’?
Becoming an ecommerce success is about so much more than the product you sell. E-retailers must be brand designers and…
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16 NovemberEconomy
Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK
Black Friday sales are forecast to grow faster than the UK retail market in Q4 2018, as the promotional period…
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15 NovemberAdvice
Don’t forget about returns during the Black Friday boom
With less than a week to go until Black Friday – arguably the most important day of the year for…
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12 NovemberEconomy
Footfall drops for 11th consecutive month
Footfall in October fell by 2% on the previous year, an identical fall to that recorded in October 2017 and…
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9 NovemberComment
What does the Black Friday of the future have ‘in store’ for us?
Black Friday, a term which originated in the US and refers to the first shopping day after Thanksgiving, has become…
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9 NovemberHigh Street
October footfall ‘wobble’ sparks fresh concern for UK high street
October saw a 7.4% drop in UK store visits, the biggest year-on-year drop since July, while average weekly footfall was…
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2 NovemberDIY
B&Q abandons Black Friday promotion
B&Q has announced it is “abandoning” Black Friday in favour of providing its customers with “year-round” low prices across the…
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberHigh Street
‘Brexit anxieties’ lead to decrease in consumer confidence in October
Growth from Knowledge’s (GfK) long-running consumer confidence index decreased by one point to -10 in October 2018, amid consumer anxieties…
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26 OctoberOnline & Digital
Online retail order volumes slow before ‘Golden Quarter’
Online retail parcel delivery order volumes increased by only 6.4% year-on-year (YoY) in September, the lowest YoY rate in 2018…
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26 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Schuh profits fall 9.6% following ‘lack-lustre festive sales period’
Footwear retailer Schuh has announced a pre-tax profit fall of 9.6% down to £15m for the previous financial year. The…
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