Coronation Impacts UK Retail Footfall: Central London Booms, Nationwide Mixed Results
According to retail experts MRI Springboard, last week saw mixed results for retailers as footfall was majorly impacted by the Coronation. Across the week...
April Consumer Card Spending Growth Fails to Match Inflation; Brits Turn to Cost-Saving Strategies...
Consumer card spending grew just 4.3 per cent year-on-year in April – less than half the latest CPIH* inflation rate of 8.9 per cent...
Secret Sales sets sights on European expansion following $10m Series B funding round
Secret Sales, the premium non-full price marketplace for fashion, sportswear and beauty brands, has raised $10m in funding from a group of well established...
Half of UK shoppers support online delivery taxes to carbon-offset fulfilment emissions and improve...
With sustainability continuing to remain high on consumers’ agendas, half of UK shoppers would now support a delivery tax for online retailers levied to...
BNPL Usage Trends in UK: Gen Z Embraces Trend, Fashion Leads Spending, and Luxury...
PayPal’s E-Commerce Index¹ explores Brits’ relationship with Buy Now, Pay Later payment methods in mid-2022; including where and when UK consumers are using the...
Primark Increases Hourly Pay for 26,000 Retail Assistants
Primark is to increase the pay of its retail assistants in Great Britain, giving around 26,000 retail colleagues an average pay rise of 12...
Gen Z fuels UK’s overseas retail spending in post-Brexit era
British shoppers continue to be among the top five nationalities when it comes to Tax Free spending abroad, according to new findings from Planet,...
How Cost-Cutting is Harming the Economy
Many people are feeling the pinch right now as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. A perfect storm of events has seen the price of...
Porcelain Superstore reports £15.9m sales despite supply chain challenges
Porcelain Superstore, a family-run tile retailer based in Manchester, has reported sales of £15.9 million in its eighth consecutive year of growth. Despite supply...
OnBuy.com ranks as Europe’s fastest-growing eCommerce business
OnBuy.com, a British online marketplace, has been ranked as Europe's fastest-growing eCommerce business in the latest FT 1000 list. The prestigious annual list ranks...