Only a couple of years ago, industry analysts were predicting a Woolworths-style exit from the retail industry for Home Retail Group’s Argos and Homebase brands. The recession, teamed with poor weather over the summer and a rise in popularity for internet... Read More
Last of the Big Four enters the fray The supermarket sector has become deeply embroiled in a price war, with Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s all having revealed intentions to drop prices in the past month in a bid to win back consumers from budget competitors.... Read More
In what has been described as “a red letter day for Edinburgh“ the city’s ageing St James Centre is to be flattened to make way for a futuristic £850m office and retail complex aimed at stripping Glasgow of its title as Scotland’s shopping... Read More
With Sainsbury’s full year results to be released next week, the question on analyst’s lips is whether the brand will have been negatively affected by its first quarterly sales decline in nine years. Although analysts at Deutsche Bank believe the retailer... Read More
Retailers are becoming increasingly eager to take up prime units in the nation’s most popular shopping centres as a rise in household disposable income allows consumers to spend in earnest once more. This has proven extremely useful for the St Enoch... Read More
A novel retail outlet is coming to the Millbrook area of Southampton. Known as the Boutique Box Warehouse, the site will be comprised of more 100 shipping containers arranged within a 20,000 sq ft warehouse to create an indoor market-style retail space. The... Read More
The traditional UK supermarket sector has been facing stiff competition recently, with an influx of discount brands such as Aldi and Lidl taking market share and sales from the “Big Four”. This has meant that, in order to effectively compete, all brands... Read More
Retailers struggled greatly during the recession, and unlike businesses in other industries have not seen a huge pick-up in sales since recovery began to take hold. However, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has indicated that the slow... Read More
Town and city centres around the country have begun to embrace the opportunities afforded by a rise in both consumer confidence and household disposable income brought about by improvements in the economy, with many undergoing extensive commercial property... Read More
In recent years, online shopping has overtaken more traditional methods of retailing as the largest driver of growth in the retail industry. While there are pros and cons with both online and physical shopping, e-tailers can boast one advantage which... Read More
