Category : Shopping

Every year at the start of the ‘Golden Quarter’ in October, all retailers face uncertainties about their critical sales performance

These are unprecedented times for UK retail. As we approach the last seven weeks of the key Christmas trading quarter,

With a population of 127 million, an extremely high per capita income and still one of the world’s largest economies,

It’s hard to remember when so much happened in UK retail in just a single week. Over the past seven

My final post of 2020 avoids the predictable review of the retail sector over the past year or the trap

It’s been clear for some time that, because of fast changing customer behaviours, retailers can no longer rely on conventional

Apart from the huge job losses and store closures involved, the Boohoo/Debenhams deal announced yesterday, along with what seems likely

Much of the media coverage over the past ten days or so, following the inevitable but slow demise of both

There are still three hugely important ‘unknowns’ which I believe hold the key to the future health and recovery of

There are an estimated 11,000 -12,000 Charity shops located across the UK according to the Charity Retail Association. They play