Millions of shoppers hit Britain’s high streets last week, boosting footfall by an average of 20 per cent on the previous week according to retail analyst, Springboard. The Centre for Retail Research said an estimated £4.5billion spent over the past weekend was in line with 2019 figures. Data showed sales were generated from £2.5billion in
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An investigation by Which? has revealed that almost 50 major online retailers were misinforming or failing to provide clear information to shoppers about returns rights on their websites. The consumer champion says that as a result of its investigation 10 retailers, including Lakeland and M&S, have since updated their information to clarify the unwanted and
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Alan Monahan writes: Like me, I’m sure that many of you have been niggled by the constant media references – BBC Breakfast is a repeat offender – to failing retail outlets being on the high street, when they are clearly not. So I punched the air in approval when I read a letter in the
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A new Salmon Insights white paper addresses ‘The dominance and threat of Amazon’ and ‘why brands need to start fighting back fast’. It says that with nearly 40% of online UK spend going through Amazon, and clear signals of the retail giant’s intent to own the interfaces that connect sectors to their customers, savvy businesses
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