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How Sosandar made smart move into casual wear at the right time

Online pureplay Sosandar has continued to prove that there is a gap in the market for stylish womenswear for over…
Wickes’ performance hampered by late store reopenings

The pandemic continues to throttle Travis Perkins as group sales declined £704m to £2,780m in H1 2020, dragged down by…
Strong Kingfisher results show consumers yet to tire of home improvements

Kingfisher reports a strong performance for its Q2 to date (11 weeks to 18 July), boosted by ongoing elevated demand…
Imperative store sale endangers EssilorLuxotica acquisition of Grandvision

EU demands apply extra pressure on the already beleaguered merger amid pandemic. Regulatory clearance for $7.2bn merger between key players…
Bensons to sleep more soundly now it is free of tired Harveys

Harveys & Bensons were the latest dominos to fall in the challenging furniture market, both entering administration last month. While…

Cycling surge supports Halfords during Covid-19

Halfords has proved resilient during the coronavirus crisis, unlike many non-food retailers, benefiting from an increase in demand for cycling,…
UK retail casualties inevitable as three in ten plan to shop online more after Covid-19

Due to the vast array of problems Covid-19 has brought to the retail industry (shop opening restrictions, significantly lower non-food…
Global duty free market shrinks by 70% as Covid-19 strikes off $50bn in 2020

GlobalData forecasts Covid-19 will wipe off $49.5bn from the global duty free market in 2020, a 68.4% drop versus our…
Oak Furniture Land’s cash-light position leaves it stumped

Oak Furniture Land was the latest high-profile retailer to fall into pre-pack administration amid the COVID-19 outbreak as its lack of liquidity…
Dollar Tree leads the way for US convenience stores

Dollar Tree Inc. has been running small stores for many years. In 2015, the retailer saw immeasurable growth, in which…

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