Easter

Online retail jumps 19% in April

UK online retail sales went from strength to strength in April, up 18.8% year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest figures.…

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Wet start to April dampens retail footfall

Footfall in April decreased by 3.3%, which is a significant decline compared to the 1.6% increase seen the previous year.…

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March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years

Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no…

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A quarter of SME retailers expect to see Easter sales increase

A quarter of SME retailers expect to see an increase in sales activity over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according…

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Hatton Garden jewellery thief dies in jail

Terry Perkins, one of the gang members involved with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid, has died in prison aged 69.…

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Hatton Garden jewellery raiders ordered to pay £27.5m

The four men who led the Hatton Garden raid have been ordered to pay £27.5m or face another seven years…

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Ray Bushell of Euro-Cast loses battle with cancer

Ray Bushell, well-known entrepreneur who founded Euro-Cast in Carver Street, sadly passed away aged 76 after a six month battle…

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Easter weekend sees footfall rise for UK high street

Major high streets saw an increase in footfall over the Easter weekend. According to Springboard, there was a 1.2% year-on-year rise…

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Diamond prices pick up after ‘disappointing’ first quarter

The diamond market was “significantly” weaker in the first quarter of the year when compared with previous figures, according to…

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BRC: Retail sales growth hits six-year low

UK retail sales have decreased 1% on a like-for-like basis, a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. …

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