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Economy
Footfall drops for 11th consecutive month
Footfall in October fell by 2% on the previous year, an identical fall to that recorded in October 2017 and…
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What does the Black Friday of the future have ‘in store’ for us?
Black Friday, a term which originated in the US and refers to the first shopping day after Thanksgiving, has become…
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High Street
Gap between retail closures and openings continue to widen, says PwC
A combination of growth in online shopping, shift to in-home leisure, heightened restructuring activity and ongoing digitisation of services has…
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Advice
Preparing retail for what’s to come right up to and beyond Brexit
Next, one of the biggest British retail names, recently reported ‘better-than-expected’ quarterly results but raised a red flag on Brexit-related…
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Digital-first retailers cannot overlook payments
Despite the retail industry being worth £366bn to the UK in 2017, the traditional high street has struggled this year.…
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Clothing & Shoes
Marks and Spencer sales fall
M&S’ group revenue has dropped by 3.1% to £4,966.9m in its half-year results to the year ending 15 September 2018.…
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Economy
600 jobs at risk as Crawshaws enters administration
Meat retailer Crawshaws has announced it has entered administration, putting 600 jobs at risk across its 42 stores. A Crawshaws…
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Government
Autumn Budget 2018: Business rates cut for SMEs and new digital services tax
Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed plans to give smaller retailers a 33% cut to business rates and introduced a new…
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Government
Chancellor to propose £900m rates relief plan for smaller retailers
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a rates relief for retail SMEs and relax town planning rules on the…
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Advice
Why your Google Shopping strategy is failing and how to fix it
It’s no secret that the UK’s online sales are booming, continuing to increase year-on-year as a percentage of overall sales…
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