Consumers may spend more for Valentine’s Day
Retail and shopper marketing agency Savvy, has launched a research report that suggests shoppers plan to spend more this Valentine’s
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Argos to open digital stores in Sainsbury’s supermarkets
Argos, the UK’s leading general merchandise retailer and Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second largest grocer, have teamed up to open 10
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Poundland aquires 99p Stores Ltd
Poundland Group plc, Europe’s leading single price general merchandise retailer and 99p Stores Ltd, are pleased to announce that they
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The Future High Street Summit will be in Nottingham
Organisers of this year’s Future High Street Summit are pleased to announce one of the event’s leading sessions, which will
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Ministers tell councils town centres developments must come first
In a letter to local councils, Ministers have told planning officers to use powers in the National Planning Policy Framework
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Brand divestiture almost always impacts stock price negatively
In three out of the four possible situations, slimming down a company’s brand portfolio has a negative impact on its
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Loyalty schemes increase basket value by over 120%
A study has revealed that loyalty reward schemes increased the retailer’s average basket value by over 120%. Extolling not only
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Binning the throwaway culture has real business benefits
A service-based economy – in which goods are leased rather than sold to save on resources – could help businesses
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Campaign calls on shops to join Easter activity and boost footfall to UK towns
The Support for Independent Retail campaign is egging on small businesses and towns across the UK to organise and run
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Vertu Motors chooses Progress to drive business growth
Progress has announced that Vertu Motors, the UK’s sixth largest motor retailer, is using the Progress® OpenEdge® platform to deliver
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