Retail industry to suffer from retreat of senior talent
The threat of a mass skills exodus from the retail industry is brewing as the workforce ages and many senior
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Spending on alcohol in the New Year rises 3% from 2014
Grocery (food and drink) value sales in UK supermarkets over the full six-week Christmas trading period (to 2 January) were
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Adapting your business to ever-changing customer needs.
Businesses need to better adapt to the changing customer needs and desires, according to a study investigating changing trends in
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Yodel celebrates busy Christmas peak period
Customer satisfaction is at an all-time high for independent parcel carrier Yodel, following the busy Black Friday and Christmas peak
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Outlook for the UK retail sector in 2016
Retail is an inherently dynamic sector. The last 12 months have seen the UK retail landscape in continuous flux with
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UK shoppers spend 8.3% more on Christmas treats
Supermarket FMCG sales reached £3.1 billion during a busy Christmas week (ending 26 December), an increase of 7.4% in value
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Ted Baker and Paul Smith top list of most socially engaged own-brand menswear retailers
Ted Baker and Paul Smith have topped the list of most socially engaged premium menswear retailers, according to a new
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Cash is still king with millennials
Recent articles may have predicted the ‘death of cash payments’, but new research has shown that a staggering 32% of
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London’s place on the shopping map of the world
London has been named the 4th-best shopping city globally in a new ranking of the world’s best retail destinations. Travel
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The switch to polymer: Act now, or pay later
The introduction of £5, £10 and £20 polymer banknotes during the next three-to-five years is set to have massive cost
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