Online Retail Maintains Strong Start to the Year as February Sales Remain High
With the strict lockdown still in place, online retail sales held strong in February, rising by +69.5% Year-on-Year (YoY). That’s according to the latest...
Argos extended warranty customers to share £500,000 in goodwill gesture
Thousands of Argos customers are to share more than £500,000 of e-gift card payments, after the firm failed to remind people they could shop...
Halfords sales ease
Halfords has revealed that strong sales in the months leading up to Christmas eased off in December due to the spread of the Omicron...
Apple eases rules allowing app makers to email users about payment alternatives
Users of iOS who pay for services in-app could soon receive email offers about buying outside Apple’s marketplace, allowing developers to bypass the technology...
Hotel Chocolat buys beauty company for £4
Hotel Chocolat has bought a beauty product business for less than the price of a box of chocolates.
The confectioner said it paid £4 for...
Billionaire Issa brothers buy fast food chain Leon
Blackburn billionaire brothers Mohsin Issa and Zuber Issa, who own supermarket giant Asda, have bought the fast food chain Leon.
The brothers’ petrol forecourt business...
London markets end turbulent week higher amid positive UK retail data
The London markets jumped higher as sentiment improved at the end of a turbulent week for traders.
UK investors were calmed by February’s retail sales...
UK Consumer Spending Slows in December, Yet Entertainment and Travel Sectors Thrive
In December 2023, the UK witnessed a modest rise in consumer card spending, increasing by 2.3% year-on-year, which fell short of the CPIH inflation...
From Retail Experiment to Commercial Phenomenon: The Evolution of Amazon Prime Day
As the clock strikes midnight tonight, Amazon is gearing up to unleash its much-anticipated Prime Day in the UK. For a span of 48...
Sainsbury’s axes 200 in-store cafes
Sainsbury’s has said it will shut 200 cafes in a shake-up of its in-store dining which is set to hit around 2,000 workers.
The supermarket...
