Black Friday

‘Worst June on record’ for retail sales, says BRC

On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.3% in June, against an increase of 2.3% in June 2018, according to…

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Shop prices turn deflationary for first time since October 2018

Shop prices have turned deflationary for the first time since October 2018, according to the latest figures from the British…

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Personalisation and its role in retail

In order to encourage footfall and, by extension sales, retail stores are having to work twice as hard to stand…

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Online retail sales see subdued growth in April

Online retail sales saw sales growth of just 5.2% year-on-year (YoY) in April, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail…

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Digital footprint – measuring online presence

Anyone with eyes and ears has now at least heard of search engine optimisation (SEO), and the savvier business people…

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Boxing Day footfall falls for third consecutive year

Footfall declined by 3.1% on Boxing Day, the third consecutive year in which footfall on Boxing Day has been lower…

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How to handle the Black Friday frenzy

Building on ‘bargain passion’ and ‘brawl-mart’ from last year, what does 2015 have in store for us? Here we explore…

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December 2017 sees retail sales slump

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that December 2017 had the weakest retail sales in over four years.…

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CBI announce retail sales rise in Christmas run-up

Retail sales rose in the year to December, building further on November’s solid performance, according to the latest monthly CBI…

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Billion-pound online spend predicted for Boxing Day

Online retail spend on Boxing Day will exceed a billion pounds for the first time, according to new figures. The…

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