England
This coverage focuses on retail developments, trends, and performance across England. Reporting includes store openings and closures, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, property developments, and strategic initiatives by national and local retailers. Designed for executives and managers, it offers insights into operating successfully within England’s diverse retail landscape.
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Aug- 2022 -24 AugustDepartment Stores
Department stores could be given protected status
Department stores across the UK could be given protected status following a new review of high streets from Historic England. It comes as many department store units have been left empty following the collapse of such chains as BHS and Debenhams, which fell into administration in recent years, with closures…
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19 AugustM&A
Central Group and Signa Holdings complete Selfridges acquisition
Central Group and Signa Holding have completed the acquisition of Selfridges Group from the Weston Family in a deal that is thought to be worth around £4bn. Following the news of the acquisition in December 2021, Selfridges Group portfolio, which comprises 18 stores under four banners in three countries, namely…
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18 AugustSupply Chain
Bensons for Beds gets new funding as it appoints COO
Bensons for Beds has secured additional funding from owner Alteri Investors to drive its growth strategy and transformation plans further, whilst also appointing Gavin Chappell as its new chief operating officer. Alteri’s new investment comes two years after it first invested in Bensons. This time, Alteri’s funding will be specifically…
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17 AugustFeatures
The business pledges of the Conservative leadership finalists
Business Rates On 9 August, the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition of retailers including Morrisons, Greggs and Tesco, called on both Sunak and Truss to pledge to cut business rates which are charged on most non-domestic properties, such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses, factories, and holiday rental homes or guest…
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17 AugustEconomy
Inflation hits new 40-year high at 10.1%
Inflation has once again broken records with a new 40-year high recorded last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 10.1% in the 12 months to July 2022, up from 9.4% in June. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the biggest contribution to this figure was rising…
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17 AugustAdvice
Mobile marketing trends and opportunities for UK retailers in 2022
Smartphones are often the first thing people check in the morning and the last thing they touch at night. In the UK, it’s estimated that people spend an average of four hours every day clicking, tapping, swiping, and watching on their mobile devices – that’s at least a quarter of…
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12 AugustAdvice
Supply chain: How to avoid price rows in inflationary times
Managing price negotiations with key suppliers can be challenging at the best of times, but with inflation at a record high and a cost of living crisis affecting households across the country, there is an increased risk of disputes arising. By working collaboratively however, both sides of the negotiating table…
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11 AugustOnline & Digital
Mattress Online to open first fully branded site in Sheffield
Mattress Online is set to open its first fully branded store as part of its plans to expand into bricks and mortar trading. Having acquired the Skipton Bed and Sofa Centre earlier this year, the group has now added the site of Sheffield bed outlet, Eades and Co, to its…
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11 AugustEconomy
Retail leaders call on police to prioritise retail crime
Some 106 of the UK’s leading retail voices have reportedly written to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales, calling on them to commit to “making retail crime a priority” in local policing strategies. The letters are said to express the retailers’ increasing concerns about the rising levels of…
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10 AugustEconomy
Heatwave helps boost retail sales 2.3% in July
Retail sales increased 2.3% in July as the heatwave experienced across the UK helped boost demand for “hot weather essentials”, according to the latest data from the BRC and KPMG retail sales monitor. UK retail sales increased 1.6% on a like-for-like basis from July 2021, when they had increased 4.7%.…
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