Mothercare chief executive Mark Newton-Jones today said that Mothercare UK had gone into administration because its store estate was no longer financially viable in a market driven by discounting

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Watches of Switzerland sees luxury watch sales rise in-store and online

10 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Watches of Switzerland has reported rising sales across channels in its latest half-year results, but a bottom-line pre-tax loss

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Debenhams board strengthened with digital expertise

10 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Debenhams Group today said two digital veterans had joined its parent company’s board as it looks to strengthen the department store chain for its ongoing turnaround
 

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PEAK 2019 Online pre-Christmas discounting continues while returns could peak today

09 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Retailers continue to discount after the Cyber weekend events, while predictions suggest that this week will see returns peak. Plus we look at how Christmas deliveries are made by ferry to tiny Brownsea Island

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Shoppers held back from visiting high streets in November: Springboard

09 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Shoppers stayed away from high streets, retail parks and shopping centres in November as they waited for Black Friday deals online, new research suggests

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PEAK 2019 What Amazon offers last-minute Christmas shoppers – and how shoppers bought over Cyber weekend

06 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Today’s round-up of the latest peak trading news looks at how Amazon is pushing at the boundaries of last order times for Christmas delivery and looks back to discover the shape of consumer behaviour over Black Friday weekend

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Dunelm completes shift to new digital platform

05 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Dunelm says it has now moved all of its customers to its new digital platform, completing a technology shift that started three years ago with its 2016 acquisition of Worldstores.

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Joules plans four new stores before Christmas after sales pick up across channels

05 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Joules says it plans to open four new stores before Christmas after its sales recovered from a “challenging” September to grow across channels

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Three ways Quiz is responding as in-store visitor numbers fall and business moves further online

05 Dec 2019by Chloe Rigby

Quiz said this week that its stores continued to be a relevant part of its omnichannel strategy – despite falling visitor numbers. The fast fashion retailer, ranked Top150 in IRUK Top500 research, saw in-store sales fall by more than a tenth in the first half of its financial year, while a greater proportion of its revenues came from online. But it says that it “continues to believe in the benefits of operating an omnichannel model that provides customers with the opportunity to engage with the

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