The Hut Group reports surge in full year sales and profit
June 10, 2020 7:59 amHealth and beauty retailer The Hut Group has reported a 24% uplift in its annual group sales to £1.14 billion. In the year to 31 December,... View Article
General Merchandise
Retail footfall down 73% in May
June 8, 2020 8:07 amRetail footfall dropped by 73.3% in May as the Covid-19 lockdown continued across the UK. The figures from Springboard reveal that retail parks fared best with... View Article
Waitrose cashier becomes Vogue cover star
June 3, 2020 7:45 amBritish Vogue is to honouring key workers who have been working tirelessly during lockdown by featuring three on its July front cover. Included is 21-year old... View Article
Oxfam unveils plans for reopening of charity shops
June 3, 2020 7:19 amOxfam will begin reopening its network of high street shops in England from 15 June. The charity is aiming to have as many shops operating as... View Article
Sainsbury’s new chief executive tweaks senior team
June 1, 2020 3:44 pmSainsbury’s new chief executive Simon Roberts has started his tenure by making two changes to the supermarket’s operating board. Clo Moriarty, previously chief digital director, has... View Article
B&M boosted by strong lockdown trading
May 29, 2020 8:22 amB&M has said strong grocery trading towards the end of its fourth quarter helped UK like-for-like sales to increase by 6.6% across the period. The retailer’s... View Article
Government unveils timetable for non-essential retail business re-openings in June
May 26, 2020 7:25 amThe government has set out a timetable for non-essential retail businesses to re-open in June as long as they can keep staff and customers safe. In... View Article
Consumer confidence ‘battered and bruised’ by coronavirus crisis
May 22, 2020 10:24 amLatest research has found that consumer confidence has been “battered and bruised” by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. According to GfK’s longstanding... View Article
Marks & Spencer appoints new online clothing head
May 21, 2020 3:24 pmMarks & Spencer has hired Stephen Langford to head up its online clothing business. Due to take up his ecommerce director position in just over a... View Article
Pets at Home revenue passes £1 billion for first time
May 21, 2020 10:22 amPets at Home has posted record group revenue in the year to 26 March with an uplift of 10.2% to just over £1 billion. This helped... View Article
