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Budget 2017 retail impact: business rate reform clouded by economic gloom

In the UK, today’s budget had some good news for retailers, especially on business rate reform, but this was overshadowed…
Free and fast delivery from Amazon own-brand furniture

The furniture market was rattled after Amazon introduced its own-brand furniture ranges Stone & Beam and Rivet in early November,…
High street retailers at risk from brands opening stores

Brands such as LEGO, Urban Decay, New Balance, Canada Goose, and Samsung have joined the ranks of high street retailers…
How can retailers capitalise on the growing vegan trend?

November is vegan month in the UK and with more shoppers turning to veganism as consumers show a greater concern…
Four million UK consumers stop buying fashion accessories in 2017

While the premium and luxury segments of the UK fashion accessories market bask in the attention of high spending overseas…

Tesco-Booker now has the all clear – and the wholesale convenience market will never look the same

The Competition and Markets authority has just approved Tesco’s takeover of Booker. Despite its “provisional unconditional clearance” of the deal…
High inflation rather than strong volumes will drive Christmas spend this year

Non-food retailers will continue to struggle this Christmas with sales expected to show year-on-year growth of only 1.2% in the…
John Lewis ramps up theatrics to revive high street prospects

Traditional retailers are winding back the clocks and injecting old-school glitz, glamour – and money – into their physical stores.…
Big boots to fill as Bailey to leave Burberry in 2018

Christopher Bailey, who has been at Burberry since 2001 and prospered under the guidance of former CEO Angela Ahrendts, will…
Harrods and Selfridges take a fifth of UK department store spend

During a period of retailers fighting even harder for their share of limited consumer spend, there is an even greater…

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