Shops refusing cash even as lockdown restrictions are eased, Which? finds
Around one in five consumers have been blocked from paying with cash in recent months as lockdown rules have eased, according to Which?
The consumer...
Primark sales ‘lower than expected’ after pingdemic hits customers
Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF) has said sales at the discount fashion chain were “lower than expected” in recent months after footfall was...
Ikea in talks to buy former Topshop flagship store
Ikea has reportedly agreed to take on Topshop’s flagship store on Oxford Street for around £385m. According to real estate publication React News the...
Burlington Arcade Launches Thomas Goode & Co Boutique
Burlington Arcade, the historic retail destination in London's Mayfair, has announced that luxury homeware house Thomas Goode & Co have relocated to the iconic...
Dunelm gives shareholders £132m payout from bumper year
Homewares chain Dunelm has announced plans to hand a £132 million payout to shareholders after profits soared despite the pandemic closing stores.
But bosses at...
Costa Coffee staff to get 5% pay rise
Costa Coffee is to create 2,000 jobs and give its staff a 5% pay rise.
The chain said its 14,500 employees across the UK will...
Former Sainsbury’s boss returns to high street as chairman of New Look
The former chief executive of Sainsbury’s has been appointed as the next chairman of high street fashion brand New Look.
Mike Coupe, who ran the...
Ted Baker vows to move away from heavy discounting
Bosses at high street fashion chain Ted Baker have said they will be relying less on heavy promotions and focusing on trying to sell...
Dunelm sales expected to jump after customers redecorate during lockdown
Dunelm is set to confirm that sales surged by more than a quarter over the past year despite store closures, as locked-down customers spruced...
Ikea facing mattress shortages amid post-lockdown demand spike
Ikea has said it is struggling to meet high demand for some of its products, especially mattresses, as Britons buy new furniture for the...