Alan Monahan writes: After the sobering news that UK retail sales posted their biggest quarterly fall in seven years in March, I was cheered to hear that Woolworths could be making a return to our high streets. The Wonder of Woolies is that it is still so fondly remembered after shutting its doors in 2008.
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Alan Monahan writes: While UK online retail sales rose a respectable 12% year-on-year in January, the gifts sector was at an eight-year high – up a staggering 62% YoY, according to IMRG and Capgemini. The average basket value (ABV) for online retailers was recorded as £85 in January – up from £79 a year earlier
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Google Online Retail Monitor for Q4 2016 showed that the volume of overseas customers searching for UK retailers grew 23% across all devices in the last three months of 2016, compared with the same quarter a year ago. In the UK, search volumes on mobile devices increased 16% in
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on Government negotiators to put consumers first in the forthcoming Brexit talks by ensuring their sights are firmly set on keeping shop prices low once the UK leaves the European Union. BRC Chairman Richard Baker spelled out the importance of achieving trading arrangements with the rest of the
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Chancellor George Osborne gave no indication in his Autumn Statement that he has listened to the demands of retailers or intends to freeze business rates for 2013, leaving Britain’s hard-pressed shop keepers to face a £175million bill next year. This is despite the fact that a poll conducted across the three main political parties on
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