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Department store chain banks on nostalgia to get customers into festive mood with Where Love LivesJohn Lewis is hoping that a dash of nostalgia will get consumers into the festive mood this year as it officially kickstarts the countdown to Christmas wi…
Current site is due to be demolished to make way for housing in new disruption to city’s long trading traditionEvery week, 80-year-old Frank catches a train from Walsall to Birmingham. He threads through gleaming shopfronts in Grand Central station and…
Waitrose chocolates will also be used to lure in loyalty card holders at central London storeJohn Lewis is to open a VIP space at its Oxford Street store in London as part of a drive to lure customers back, after years in which it has lost ground to ri…
Retailer says underwear that could become male equivalent of push-up bra is intended to ‘help men feel their most confident’For men who lament the decline of the codpiece, or who lack confidence at the office when their pants are not pushing up their g…
From snapping up labels to growing its fanbase overseas, Next is dusting off its dull image while increasing profitsWhatever Next? One of the UK’s largest clothing retailers is shrugging off its rather dull image and spreading its wings internationally…
Sales benefited from warm summer, M&S online shutdown after cyber-attack and supply improvementsNext has raised hopes that UK consumers are still willing to spend despite pressures on household budgets, as it revealed sales and profit growth “mater…
Households would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to chancellorFood prices in the UK could climb even further if the chancellor raises taxes on supermarkets at the next budget, the industry has warned….
Exclusive: Approach complies with law but some workers question whether it contradicts standing as ‘ethical’ retailerThe Co-op has quietly told staff to boost promotion of vapes in an effort to win back customers and sales after a devastating cyber-att…
Demand at online jewellers and release of iPhone 17 lead to bigger-than-expected rise in volumes in SeptemberBusiness live – latest updatesSales at UK retailers rose unexpectedly last month to their highest level since July 2022, according to official …
Chancellor reportedly plans to close tax loophole in budget, after complaints by UK retailers of uneven playing fieldRachel Reeves is reportedly planning to close a tax loophole in her budget next month that allows overseas retailers including Shein an…