Pandemic

Very expands beauty and self-care ranges by 94%

The Very Group has expanded its range of beauty and self-care brands on Very.co.uk by 94% since the start of…

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Online customers value personalisation and speedy order fulfilment above all else

Research conducted by KPS – one of the UK’s leading e-commerce consulting partners using rapid methodology and best-of-breed, agile technology…

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Consumer spending slows in January

Consumer card spending rose by only 7.4% in January compared to the same period in 2020, marking the smallest uplift…

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Rising from the ashes: How retailers can come back even stronger in 2022

If 2020 was the year of unprecedented events, then 2021 was the year of the aftermath. Even at the beginning…

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Consumer confidence falls for second consecutive quarter

The Deloitte Consumer Tracker has revealed UK consumer confidence fell by one percentage point in Q4 2021 to -11%, the…

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Mattress Online expands team with six new appointments

Mattress Online, the UK’s independent mattress retailer, has strengthened its team with six new hires as home working continues to…

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West End footfall resurges as Plan B is scrapped

London’s West End has welcomed a “promising” boost to its footfall in the first full week following the end of…

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ScS reports strong winter trading as order book hits £148m

ScS, the upholstered furniture and flooring retailer, has hailed a period of strong winter trading which has also seen its…

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Amazon to create 1,500 UK apprenticeships in 2022

Amazon is set to create 1,500 new apprenticeship roles across the UK in 2022.  The online giant will create 40…

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Tesco to stop overnight stock replenishment

Tesco has announced that 1,500 roles are at risk of redundancy across the business following changes to its overnight roles.…

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