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EE Experience Store to Launch in Bluewater Shopping Centre

EE is opening its brand-new Experience store in Bluewater Shopping Centre on Thursday 24th August, bringing technology to life for Kent shoppers.   Situated in one of...

Fight inflation with algorithmic retailing: a strategy for growth in a difficult market

Inflation remains a huge problem for consumers reticent to spend and retailers struggling to stay afloat. While the rate of inflation is in slight...
Sports Direct

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group buys Wigan retail park

Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has bought a retail part in Wigan as it looks to expand its property operations. The Mike Ashley-led retail vehicle...

Empathy.co launches Open Innovation to build new innovation-led ideas for the eCommerce sector

Today, Empathy.co, innovator in ethical discovery, launches its new Open Innovation entity. The new, industry-first project is an innovation-led, go-to-market approach to rapidly test,...

Battersea Power Station Celebrates Record-Breaking Festive Sales and Visitor Growth

Battersea Power Station celebrates its best Christmas to date, with festive sales up 13.4% and footfall growing by 11% in 2024.

Klarna announces partnership with Harrods

Klarna has announced a partnership with luxury retailer Harrods, offering customers more flexible and convenient payment options throughout Harrods Knightsbridge, H beauty and Harrods.com. Harrods...
Ian Barrow, Senior Employee Experience Consultant at WorkBuzz

Why are your store workers leaving?

It’s no secret that staff turnover in retail is high – higher than most other industries. The average turnover rate was 50.8 per cent...

Record quarter for UK retail sales after strong reopening

Retail sales have surged by record levels over the past three months as shoppers flocked back to stores following the easing of lockdown restrictions,...

Spend shift to home renovations continues to power Kingfisher

B&Q owner Kingfisher has said a sales increase during lockdown has continued as restrictions have been eased.The retailer posted a 16.6% rise in same-store...

Card Factory strikes £225m refinancing deal as sales beat expectations

Card Factory has said initial sales have “exceeded expectations” since reopening stores as it completed a £225 million refinancing deal. However, shares in the company...

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