Centre for Retail Research

‘Hundreds’ of jobs to be axed at M&S

Marks and Spencer is expected to announce a raft of job cuts this week, becoming the latest high street casualty…

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Over 24,000 retail jobs lost in first half of 2020

Almost 24,348 jobs have been scrapped in the first six months of the year at large retailers which have fallen…

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20,000 stores could close this year, says Centre of Retail Research

A total of 20,620 retail stores will have shuttered by the end of the year, according to the Centre of…

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18,000 retail jobs lost in last two months

Almost 18,248 retail jobs have been lost in the past two months, with 1,211 shops also shuttered since the turn…

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The changing face of retail in the age of digitisation

Retail: the 2020 snapshot It’s no secret that high street retail in Britain has been struggling for the past decade.…

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10,000 retail jobs lost in 2020

Almost 10,000 retail jobs have been lost in 2020 amid a “torrid” start to the new year, according to the…

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Retail doesn’t need a level playing field, it needs nurtured players

Barely a day goes by without another news story about a high street name in trouble.  There’s no doubt that…

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20,000 shops gone from high street since 2010

Since 2010 more than 20,000 shops have “disappeared” from high streets and the communities that they once served, according to…

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The state of the UK high street in 2019

We may only be in the first half of the 2019 but there has already been a continuation of 2018’s…

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Top four golden benefits of dropship

With the inexorable rise of e-commerce, consumers have become increasingly discerning and demanding. The key battle grounds for retailers have…

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