All Data articles – Page 77
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise as fashion ranges are buoyed by warmer weekend
John Lewis sales spiked last week as the department store’s fashion lines were lifted by warmer weather to deliver strong growth.
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NewsBusiness rates revaluation delay cost BHS £75m over five years
BHS incurred annual costs of £15m over five years owing to the delay in business rates revaluation, according to Colliers International.
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NewsData: Retail like-for-likes drop as fashion drives down sales
Retail like-for-likes fell in April overall as non-food sales recorded their weakest growth since 2012, driven by declining fashion sales.
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OpinionOpinion: Are UK retailers fully prepared for new rules on data breaches?
Retailers need to brush up on fresh legislation over customer data protection as new rules over breaches prepare to swing into action.
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DataMarket monitor: Amazon holds 26.5% share of entertainment market
Amazon maintains the highest share of spend in the audio-visual entertainment market with 26.5%, an increase of 0.1% year on year.
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NewsRetail sales tumble to seven-year low as fashion hit
Retail sales plunged to the lowest level last month since the recession as fashion retailers continued to suffer, according to new figures.
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NewsTesco price investment yet to strike a chord with shoppers
Tesco’s investment in price has failed to resonate with consumers during the past year, according to the results of a new survey.
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NewsGrocery sales growth slows post-Easter as big four all suffer
Grocers have suffered a slowdown in growth since Easter, but Sainsbury’s continues to outperform its rivals and hold market share.
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NewsConsumer confidence hits 15-month low as Brexit anxiety grows
UK consumer confidence has fallen into negative territory for the first time since last January as Brexit uncertainty takes hold.
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AnalysisInfographic: BHS jobs under threat plus fashion sales fall
The week in words and numbers, April 29, 2016: 11,000 BHS employees stand to lose jobs plus key quotes from this week’s news stories.
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NewsRetail jobs disappear as store numbers continue to fall
The number of full-time jobs in the retail industry has fallen almost 1%, the biggest drop since the third quarter of 2014.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis fashion sales drop but home and electricals soar
John Lewis suffered a sharp drop in fashion sales last week, but furniture and electrical sales gave the department store a boost.
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DataData: Why BHS will find it challenging to offload store leases
BHS will find it ‘challenging’ to offload its property leases to potential new occupiers, according to experts from the Local Data Company.
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NewsDisposable income grows in March but essential item inflation returns
Shoppers’ spending power increased in March but inflation on essential items crept above zero for the first time since the end of 2014.
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AnalysisInfographic: Waitrose's China launch plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, April 22, 2016: Waitrose’s plans for launch in China, retail footfall slumps in March, plus more.
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NewsRetail sales flat after disappointing Easter with fashion the worst hit
Fashion retail sales by value fell 6.4%, while March’s overall retail sales fell by 0.1% year on year, latest figures from the ONS show.
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NewsAlmost a third of shoppers 'don't trust' contactless technology
Almost a third of consumers don’t use contactless payment when shopping because they don’t trust the technology, according to a new survey.
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DataData: Retailers should take advantage of increasing consumer confidence
Shoppers believe the worst is behind them and their personal economic situation will improve or stay the same this year.
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NewsOnline sales made via smartphones double in March as m-commerce booms
The value of retail sales made through smartphones more than doubled in March as the m-commerce trend continued to gain traction.
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NewsFootfall suffers sharpest decline in two years but retail parks buck trend
Retail footfall suffered its sharpest decline in more than two years in March as the early Easter and cold weather dented traffic.