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Retail Reflections: Time for CEs of trade & industry bodies to get business back on the agenda

Alan Monahan writes: I wonder how many of you really believe that politicians care about the welfare of small businesses or think that they just regard them as cash cows. A couple of weeks ago there were murmurings when I cast doubt on the statement by Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium,

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Retail news round-up: click ‘n’ collect Christmas, festive fakes, and the top places to work

Almost half (42%) of European consumers have used a click ‘n’ collect service in the past 12 months, according to the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse Report Europe 2017. And, in recent years, the service’s popularity has directly influenced Christmas shopping patterns, as consumers increasingly rely on the convenience and value it provides. The Border Force, which

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Retail news round-up: pre-Halloween launch of Christmas window

Selfridges claims that the pre-Halloween launch of its Christmas window in London’s Oxford Street is a first for any department store worldwide. Some 1,000 metres of red velvet have been used for its ‘With Love From’ theme. Inflation has been blamed for a fall in UK retail sales in September. The Office for National Statistics

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