Green is the new black as Meander Apparel eyes expansion
Meander Apparel – a sustainable outdoor clothing and lifestyle brand with its flagship stores in Stockbridge, Edinburgh and Seven Dials, London – has secured...
Scurri Acquires Specialist Conversational AI Platform, HelloDone, to Offer Enhanced Customer Services Within the...
Delivery management platform, Scurri, today announced the acquisition of HelloDone, the UK-based, market-leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform which provides conversational AI solutions to retailers and brands.
HelloDone’s industry-leading...
Asda bought by billionaire Issa brothers in £6.8bn deal
A consortium of Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital will take a majority stake in Asda from Walmart in a...
Pawnbroker H&T sees profits fall despite Covid-inspired economic slump
Profits at the UK’s biggest pawnbroker, H&T, slumped by 22% in 2020 as the pandemic saw fewer customers needing to sell their assets, the...
Rising Retail Investor Interest in Central London Sparks Renewed Optimism for Oxford Street Revival
BNP Paribas Real Estate initial data has revealed that deployment into retail investments in central London in H1 2023 stands at over £810m, raising...
Tui plans 48 more high street store closures
Tui is planning to close 48 more retail stores in the UK.
The UK’s biggest tour operator said the travel industry and the high street...
Shopper footfall dips after initial reopening rush
Shopper footfall has dipped in the second full week of eased restrictions, according to new figures.
The latest weekly footfall monitor from retail research specialists...
Retail sales fall in July for first time since shops reopened
UK retail sales slipped last month to the weakest performance since shops reopened in April after lockdown restrictions, according to official figures.
The Office for...
Online shopping surge boost cardboard box maker Smurfit Kappa
The price of cardboard packaging has shot up in recent months as people turned to online shopping, boosting box makers like Smurfit Kappa, the...
Card Factory slides to £16m loss following Covid store closures
Card Factory has swung to a loss for the past year after store closures slashed its sales by more than a third.
Shares in the...