AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown have been encouraged by the government’s progress to further the rights of retail investors. However, there is more to do and because any future policy enhancements need to be backed up by action from UK plc, AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown have found a way to help companies facilitate retail […]
Specialist property business advisor, Christie & Co is pleased to report Bedlinog’s local Premier-branded convenience store, ‘Bedlinog Stores’ has been sold to an experienced operator, with the buyer utilising the Christie Group network to complete his purchase. This family-run village store has been owned and operated by Gareth Roberts since 2004 and came to the […]
Covering the Jubilee weekend 02 June – 05 June 2022 This release is separate to the monthly BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor, and provides insights into the footfall over the week leading up to, and including, the Jubilee weekend. Rather than using Year-on-Pre-Pandemic (Yo3Y) figures, we are instead comparing the Jubilee week to average footfall throughout […]
Delayed payments and insolvencies are predicted to rise in the consumer durables retail sector this year, reveals leading trade credit insurer Atradius. In its latest Industry Trends report on the retail sector, Atradius emphasises the importance of maintaining close working relationships with retailers, and acquiring real-time insight, as the key to navigating the next six […]
Brits are tightening their belts and resisting the urge to splurge, new research reveals – with £10bn worth of goods ditched from online shopping baskets over the past six months. Research from payments provider Mollie shows that 85% of shoppers have neglected up to ten shopping baskets since Christmas, highlighting the cost of living squeeze. […]
Retailers reported average sales for the time of year in May but expect them to dip below seasonal norms again next month, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Year-on-year selling prices continued to grow at a similarly rapid pace to February, though retailers expect price growth to ease slightly in the coming […]
New York, Paris and London have demonstrated that they retain the key fundamentals of a successful retail location and are set to bounce back quicker this year than other destination cities, according to Savills Retailer Attractiveness City ranking, produced as part of its 2022 global Impacts research programme. “These cities all benefit from affluent domestic markets […]
At a time of rising inflation, online retail sales fell -12% Year-on-Year (YoY) in April. That is according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. With last month’s results representing the first time in two years that the Index was not skewed by pandemic […]
If current model of retailing continues there will be further failures Store is a vital provider of groceries for some Retail expert from the University of Salford Business School, Dr Gordon Fletcher, comments as Morrisons buys the ailing McColl’s convenience store chain. Dr Fletcher said: “As a decision about the future of McColl’s bounced around […]
Period Covered: 01 – 07 April 2022 Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 2.7% in April, up from 2.1% in March. This is above the 12- and 6-month average price increases of 0.4% and 1.5%, respectively. This marks the highest rate of inflation since September 2011. Food inflation accelerated to 3.5% in April, up from […]
