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Boohoo’s profits emerge unscathed despite recent scandal

Online fast-fashion giants first-half profit has risen 51%, despite a recent scandal concerning the pay and working conditions for its…
Covid-19 gives home specialists opportunity to steal spend in children’s homewares

Dampened demand for second-hand children’s homewares because of hygiene concerns since the pandemic will give Home retailers the opportunity to…
B&M is a clear winner during Covid-19

Lockdown in the UK provided a suitable environment for B&M to thrive. The group expects adjusted EBITDA for its first…
Spend shift to home renovations continues to power Kingfisher

Consumer momentum to shop online is not slowing down with e-commerce sales at Kingfisher up 158.2% in its Q3 to…
Landlords must adapt quickly in the face of a changing retail landscape

The online retail market is forecast to grow by 26.3% in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic with…

Retail footfall to be negatively impacted, while face masks remain mandatory in stores

While the government had hoped that making face masks mandatory in shops in England and Scotland would give consumers greater…
Dunelm proves its resilience with quick recovery, following lockdown

Given the circumstances, Dunelm has reported a commendable set of results for its FY2019/20 to the end of June with…
Brought forward electrical spend means retailers must do more to entice purchases in H2

The purchase of white goods such as fridges and freezers spiked in early March as the impact of Covid-19 began…
Retail tech trends: Stores leads Twitter mentions in August 2020

The top tweeted terms are the trending industry discussions happening on Twitter by key individuals (influencers) as tracked by GlobalData’s…
Biggest influencers in retail tech in Q2 2020: The top individuals to follow

Using research from GlobalData’s Influencer platform, Retail Insight Network has named ten of the most influential people in retail tech…

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