England

How effective are retailers at engaging the UK’s student market?

The word student has a few connotations, and those don’t tend to be associated with spending power, often the opposite.…

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Angling Direct acquires Chapmans Angling for £1.4m

Angling Direct, the specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has acquired fishing tackle retailer Chapmans Angling for £1.4m payable in…

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January posts lowest footfall decline in three years

January footfall declined 0.8% according to the latest data from Ipsos Retail Performance – the lowest decline in three years.…

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F Hinds to save Chapelle stores

Family owned retailer F Hinds, which has 116 stores across England & Wales, has reached an agreement to take on…

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Retailers ‘trying to water down’ bottle deposit scheme

Environmental groups have accused retailers of trying to ignore calls for a catch-all deposit of more than 15p on plastic…

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UK inflation hits two-year low in January

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate fell to 1.8% in January 2019, down from 2.1% in December 2018, according…

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18,722 retail jobs lost or at risk since Christmas day

Some 18,722 retail staff, 400 every single day, have either been made redundant or have had their jobs threatened since…

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Three common factors among retail survivors

It is hard to remember a time when analysts were not being harbingers of doom for the British high street.…

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Mike Ashley among bidders eyeing HMV

According to reports, Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is among bidders seeking to purchase HMV, which recently announced its second…

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HMV ‘denied’ £3.35m tax lifeline before administration

Beleaguered music and film retailer, HMV, who officially fell into administration during the festive period, was denied a £3.35m government…

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