As pressures on the high street intensify from every angle, with CVAs and store closures being announced on an almost weekly basis, Gifts & Greetings Review is conducting a survey to establish the primary concerns and challenges faced by retailers. Please fill out the simple survey below – which is open to both British and […]
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that total sales rose by 4.1% in May from a year earlier, the fastest pace for more than four years. The boost was triggered by glorious weather, two bank holidays and a wonderful Royal Wedding which got the country in an upbeat mood and was a welcome break
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Retail research analyst, GlobalData, has concluded that Homebase-Bunnings was the most disastrous UK retail acquisition in history and inevitably doomed to fail as Westfarmers sold its Homebase operation to Hilco for £1 at the end of May. Patrick O’Brien, UK Retail Research Director at GlobalData a leading data and analytics company commented: ”Wesfarmers has finally
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Struggling value retailer, Poundworld, is thought to be on the verge of appointing administrators Deloitte in order to protect the failing business from creditors between ten days and two weeks. 5,300 jobs are now at risk but staff and suppliers will continue to be paid for this two week period. The company has 355 stores,
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The fantastic Just a Card initiative, founded in 2015 in response to dwindling sales at independent shops, galleries and design shows, has launched Just A Card Week 2018, taking place from 18-22 June. The Just a Card campaign has gone from strength to strength, bringing designers, artists, shop owners and the general public together for
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