Alan Monahan writes: Save the High Street deserves a pat on the back for making so much useful information freely available to retailers, even if they aren’t members. Given that it costs nothing to join and there are special offers for those with independent local shops, I would have thought that being a part of
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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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I’m sure that most retailers will agree with Mike Cherry, Federation of Small Businesses national chairman, who has hit out at Barclays’ plans to close a further 54 branches this year. He said that at a time of unprecedented uncertainty “the last thing small businesses need is the loss of in-person bank branch support”. Mike
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Alan Monahan writes: Retail and consumer goods industries will change more in the next 10 years than they have over the past 40, with traditional stores undergoing a metamorphous to stay relevant as online purchases in most categories grow. But you may be comforted to hear that despite the continued increase in digital commerce, the
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A bouquet for Intu: the shopping centre owner has partnered with the National Autistic Society to launch the UK’s first national ‘quiet hour’ for people with autism. It will take place in shops for a week from October 2. Intu will dim lighting and turn down music in its stores and restaurants at its centres
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Reinforcing its position as an essential industry networking hub, Autumn Fair is building on its partnership with trade associations The British Independent Retailers Association (bira) and BHETA ahead of the 2016 exhibition. The new initiative will involve the creation of a dedicated area for bira and BHETA members that they will collectively support and
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