Christmas

Morrisons to close 132 McColl’s stores

Morrisons has announced plans to close 132 McColl’s stores over the year as these stores have “no realistic prospect” of…

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Can beauty retailers remain resilient through the winter?

With endless economic and political uncertainty permeating the industry, it’s been hard to predict which category of retailers will fare…

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Shop prices surge to record highs

Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 6.6% in October, up from 5.7% in September, according to the latest BRC and…

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Morrisons expands partnership with InPost

Morrisons has revealed that it will be expanding its partnership with InPost, which will see the amount of lockers in…

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Rail strikes and cold weather sees high street footfall fall 10%

The rail strikes and a bout of cold weather negatively impacted high street footfall last week, a key period for…

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Sainsbury’s to hire 18,000 seasonal workers 

Sainsbury’s is hiring for 18,000 additional roles over the Christmas period to help meet extra demand over the peak season,…

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Record Cyber Monday could signal last-minute Christmas shopping spree

International logistics provider fulfilmentcrowd believes that record Cyber Monday demand could signal a flurry of last-minute Christmas shopping and a…

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Sainsbury’s to invest £550m in keeping prices low

Sainsbury’s is set to invest £550m over two years to keep its prices low and be “more competitive”, CEO Simon…

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Retail sales dip 0.4% in November

Black Friday and Christmas shopping has failed to lure people back to the high streets as the Office for National…

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Consumer confidence remains at ‘historic lows’ in December

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index increased by only two points in December to -42, with confidence still sitting at “historic lows”. …

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