Burberry’s was upbeat Thursday with the group showing signs of a recovery. It said October sales were back in growth, which marks a strong improvement on a first half report that was mainly about negative figures.
Debenhams may be under huge pressure at the moment as the hunt for new owners goes on, but the business-as-usual work of operating the retailer continues and that means the launch of its Christmas campaign.
Expect retail delivery systems to be pushed “to the edge” during the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday digital shopping frenzy, warns Sendcloud.
During one of the most challenging periods in its history, luxury UK department stores retailer Selfridges & Co has named Andrew Keith as its new Managing Director.
The outcry against plans to end tax-free shopping in the UK intensified this week with some of the world’s heavyweight luxury brands pressing the government to reverse its proposals.
UK consumers seem to be ready to spend heavily for Christmas. They're patronising the webstores of their favourite physical retailers and are also waiting for stores to reopen next month, a new study shows.
2020 has proved to be “a significant challenge” for luxury store Harrods, but before the unprecedented events that began in March, the business posted rises in both sales and profits.
Regardless of the negative effect that the latest English lockdown will have on festive season shopping, Britons had already planned to cut their Christmas shopping budgets by 6%, according to new research.
The British Retail Consortium has announced a major new initiative “to reach Net Zero by 2040, with stores and warehouses powered by net zero electricity by 2030”.
Billie Eilish and Harry Styles are the most influential celebs in fashion, a new study shows. E-tailer Jewellerybox analysed Google searches and found Eilish enjoyed 949,300 searches in the last 12 months.
Beauty brand Trinny London has launched its first TV advertising campaign, with a nationwide airing of three ads that are set to run throughout the holiday season.
The latest footfall figures from specialist tracking company Springboard clearly showed the impact of the English lockdown that began on Thursday.
As local lockdowns and other restrictive measures kicked in last month, UK consumer spending declined 0.1% year-on-year, the widely watched Barclaycard consumer spending survey revealed on Tuesday.
Black Friday and pre-Christmas online shopping is going to get a whole lot busier this year with England in lockdown over the important selling periods.
There's confusion over what retailers that remain open during the English lockdown can and can't sell. The lockdown rules have forced stores, including M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco to cordon off parts of their spaces.
