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“Great concern” as Easter sales expected to drop for 2nd year running
Easter retail sales are set to fall for a second year running as continued restrictions on social gatherings “impact shopper’s enthusiasm” for gifts and meals.
According to new data and…
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Easing of lockdown next week expected to drive surge in retail sales
Retailers are set to enjoy a surge in spending next week as Monday’s partial lifting of lockdown measures marks start of a “season of shopping”.
On Monday March 29, people…
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Online delivery shortages drove “dramatic growth” for local stores last year
Online delivery slot shortages have provided a significant boost for local shops that have begun listing products online in their droves.
According to new data from NearSt, 6.3 million shoppers…
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Ocado chairman Stuart Rose warns retailers must stay open for good after this lockdown
Ocado’s chairman and retail veteran Stuart Rose has warned that retail must remain open for good when the UK emerges from its current lockdown.
The former Marks & Spencer chief…
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Lockdown fuelling £2.4 billion returns crisis
Unreturned items with a total value exceeding £2 billion have built up across the UK as shoppers are “struggling to return goods during the current restrictions and lockdown”.
UK shoppers…
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Iceland contacts 150,000 vulnerable customers to offer priority delivery slots “on an ongoing basis”
Iceland has reached out to 150,000 vulnerable shoppers to offer them priority delivery slots as the UK settles into its third national lockdown.
The supermarket’s managing director Richard Walker announced…
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Online purchases now account for up to 70% of John Lewis sales
Purchases made online accounted for up to 70 per cent of sales at John Lewis this year, as the retailer reported back on its Shop, Live, Look consumer report for…
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November set to be “record-breaking” month for online sales
Online retail sales skyrocketed 61 per cent in the first week of November suggesting it “is well on track to be a record-breaking month”.
According to the latest figures from…
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Half of British shoppers experienced delivery issues during lockdown
New research by Citizens Advice finds 47 per cent of adults in Britain had issues with parcel delivery since the first lockdown in March.
The report found complaints about parcel…
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