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Coal Drops Yard to welcome new brands this summer
The Coal Drops Yard retail and leisure destination in London’s King’s Cross will see five new brands join its line-up in the coming months.
Card Factory posts drop in profit
Greeting cards retailer Card Factory has reported a decline in full year profits after trading was impacted by lower high street footfall.
Retail footfall rises in March
Retail footfall rose by 1.4% year-on-year in March as stores benefited from the month’s milder weather.
The Entertainer to open Antrim store
Toy retailer The Entertainer is to open a new store at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park in Antrim this summer.
John Lewis joins line-up for this year's Retail Customer Engagement Conference
Retail Bulletin is delighted to announce that Steve Kato-Spyrou, UX Manager at John Lewis, has become the latest speaker to join the line-up at the one-day TRB Retail Customer Engagement Conference on 5 June.
Reinventing group buying through artificial intelligence
Group buying has been a phenomenon online in the past with the likes of LetsBuyIt and Groupon becoming popular but their focus on excess-stock goods and end-of-line merchandise ultimately resulted in them losing their appeal.
Mothercare UK sales down 8.8% in fourth quarter
Mothercare has posted an 8.8% drop in UK like-for-like sales in its fourth quarter to mark an improvement on the previous period when like-for-likes fell by 11.4%.
Insight: London takes top spot for worldwide luxury store openings
London took the top spot for luxury store openings worldwide in 2018, according to new research.
Shop Direct to rebrand as The Very Group
Very and Littlewoods owner Shop Direct has announced plans to rebrand as The Very Group.
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