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UK consumer confidence rises in June

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by six points to -30 in June. The measure for the general economic situation…

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Retail experience will never be the same

While COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the UK’s retail sector, it should not come as a surprise to…

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Game to reopen stores across England and Northern Ireland

Game has announced plans to reopen all stores across England and Northern Ireland from Monday 15 June, in line with…

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Coronavirus Diary: Moda in Pelle

As cases of coronavirus started to quickly rise in early March, we knew it was only a matter of time…

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Shop prices fall 1.7% as non-food items suffer

Shop Prices fell by 1.7% in April, compared with the 0.8% decrease seen in March, making it the highest rate…

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Shop prices slide amid UK lockdown, says BRC

The price of shop goods slipped by 0.8% in March, down from 0.6% the month prior, according to the latest…

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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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Debenhams denies lenders’ threat to hold up restructuring over rent cuts

Department store chain Debenhams has denied reports of it telling landlords that its lenders may not sign off a “critical…

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Mothercare CEO steps down

Mothercare has announced that Mark Newton-Jones has stepped down as CEO of the retailer, effective today (22 January).  He will…

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Game to shutter 40 UK stores

Video game retailer Game has confirmed it intends to shutter 40 stores throughout the UK. To date, 13 sites have…

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