Edinburgh Woollen Mill is aiming to open around 100 new stores.The high street retailer is also in talks about expansion in Russia, Germany, and the Middle East as its operating profit has risen to £58.5m compared with £20.6m the previous year....
Waitrose saw its total divisional sales were 6.5% higher in the week to Saturday (23rd November) than the same time last year, with the grocer's frozen food aisles becoming the most popular.Waitrose.com Christmas peak week sales were 43.5% higher than last year, as many customers chose to shop online instead...
The supermarket Morrisons has announced that it plans to team up with middle-class shoppers' favourite Ocado to deliver quality fresh meat and fish straight to customers' doors.The online service will allow customers when buying their meat to be able pick the cut of meat they want to purchase by selecting...
John Lewis saw its sales exceed £100m for the second successive week as it rose 2.1% year on year.Chris Hooper, Head of Retail Change at John Lewis, commented: "If the launch of the Christmas television advert was a sure sign that we are into the Christmas trading period, the fact...
Staff and customers from McColl's Retail Group were congratulated by the Chief Executive and founder of CRY for their money raising activities in the Halloween period to support the CRY campaign.CRY is a charity dedicated to helping to reduce the number of undiagnosed heart conditions in young people. In 80%...
According to Waitrose, shoppers have begun Christmas preparations earlier than they did in 2012 as online delivery slots for the grocery’s busiest days will all be filled this week.Despite increasing its capacity by 60% in the run-up to Christmas, Waitrose delivery windows on December 23rd are already almost gone. Retail...
The footwear retailer Clarks has invested in a new “perception-changing” store design for its opening in Westfield London today as it attempts to modernise its brand and attract younger customers.Clarks UK and Ireland director of channels Richard Houlton said the store was more premium than its existing shops and “reflects...
Sainsbury's has opened its first ‘Triple Zero’ store in Leicester, which is its most environmentally friendly store to date. A second ultra-green store is also due to open at the end of November.The retailer has described the stores as being ‘Triple Zero’ due to the fact that they produce zero...
According to analysis by the virtual fitting room provider Fits.me,‘Virtual Thursday’ (the Thursday following Cyber Monday) has been tipped to be the busiest day for online fashion retailers.The prediction was made based on data gleaned from online activity in the lead up to Christmas 2012, which showed that there were...
Data released by Kantar World this week showed that Aldi sales rose to 31.1% due to British shoppers visiting Aldi for their Christmas shopping.Kantar World panel director Edward Garner said: “The number of shoppers visiting Aldi has grown by 16% year-on-year at the same time as the average basket size...
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