Supermarket Morrisons has said that third quarter sales were up following the introduction of its new ‘The Best’ range as well as its “biggest ever” Halloween. In the 13 weeks to October 30th, like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 1.6%, with like-for-like transactions up 4.1%. Total sales were down 1.2% excluding...
The British Museum has announced that it is to go into business with online retail giant Alibaba to sell British Museum-branded goods through one of its subsidiary sites. The deal will see online marketplace Tmall.com sell the museum’s products in China, with the venture supported by Alifish which will provide e-retailing...
HMV, which went into administration three and a half years ago, has recovered to the extent that its sales of physical music have overtaken Amazon in the UK. The latest data on the physical entertainment market from Kantar Worldpanel showed that HMV attracted 41,000 new shoppers and grew its share of...
Popular jewellery brand Pandora has reported that its revenue has increased 6% in the Americas and 18% in the EMEA regions (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), whilst figures show revenue grew 46% in the brand’s Asia Pacific division. Meanwhile, revenue was up 16% in the UK in local currency, however...
Apple has moved its Liverpool ONE site to a new 9,000 sq ft location, double the size of its previous store. The old store which was situated on Paradise Street will now be occupied by fashion brand Guess. Apple is the latest brand in a number of new additions and upsizes...
Discount supermarket Lidl has opened a new 39,000 sq m distribution centre in Southampton, aimed at serving stores in and around Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex. The move follows the announcement last autumn that the grocery group would invest £1.5 billion into its distribution centres over the next three years to build...
Research from Verdict Retail has suggested that Halloween has “established itself as a key occasion in the retail calendar”, with 29% of UK consumers planning to buy Halloween-related retail goods. According to the research, over a third of females intend to spend on retail for Halloween, with 36% planning to make...
Discount fashion retailer TK Maxx has revealed its full year results, showing sturdy pre-tax profits and growing sales despite an unsettled time for the fashion sector. Figures show that the company reported an 11% increase in both profit to £142.3 million and total sales to £2.4 billion. Also, like-for-like sales grew 4.6%...
It has been announced that Ian Taylor has been promoted to retail director at Spar, the convenience store retailer. Mr Taylor has been at the company since 2012, spending most of his time in the head of retail role for Spar UK, however in his new role he will continue to...
Supermarket Waitrose has announced that it will be taking on around 2,500 new staff for October, November and December, with additional roles to be occupied by previous workers who are back from university for the Christmas holidays. The jobs available, which cover full-time and part-time roles are spread out within the...
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