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Online retailers move to the high street

Over the past decade we have seen many established brands such as Woolworths, Comet and HMV disappear from the High Street and exist solely or predominantly as an online presence. According to Verdict Retail, online retail expenditure is set to ... Read more

Black Friday 2015

Should we be accepting Black Friday as a new norm in the UK?

The annual shopping day ‘Black Friday’ has been a huge part of American shopping culture for years. Recently, the frenzy has crossed over the pond to the UK and is now a term well-known in most households. Black Friday , which will take place on ... Read more

Ikea set to trial smaller format stores in the UK

Swedish furniture giant Ikea have revealed plans to trail smaller stores in an attempt to reach more customers across the UK. Ikea currently have 18 warehouse-style outlets across the UK, meaning shoppers often have to travel long distances to ... Read more

Strong start to 2015 for shopping centre footfall

Shopping centres in the UK have seen an increase in footfall in the opening months of 2015, according to a report from Experian and the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC.) The Footfall Monitor reports that overall footfall for the country ... Read more

Retailers preparing for Black Friday madness

It’s the day when prices plummet and shoppers storm the streets in the hope of finding massive discounts in time for Christmas. There can be no doubt that America’s post Thanksgiving tradition has taken off here in the UK. American giants Amazon ... Read more