So here’s a slightly tricky one to get your head around. Retail sales were up in November, but not...
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“UK economic growth slows sharply in October”
Is this a surprise? And is it anything to worry about? It would be surprising, I’d say, if growth...
“Morrisons: Bidding war looms for supermarket as rivals circle”
Those old enough, and younger cineastes will remember ‘Wall Street’. Michael Douglas’s character...
“UK retailers report more inflation pressure as economy reopens”
Here’s confirmation of this headline, from just one supplier to a retailer close to me: ‘Since our...
“Arcadia collapse sees 10,000 pensions head to PPF”
“So will Arcadia’s employees lose their pensions?”, asked the R4 interviewer. “No, no, they’ll get...
“Marks & Spencer profits plunge as clothing sales continue to fall”
So profits are down at M&S. Not really a surprise, I, like many, buy the occasional chicken...
“UK retail sales spooked by Brexit, as German factory orders slide – as it happened”
Last week I told you about the difficulties I’d experienced trying to park to drop off stuff to...
“Number of empty shops in UK at highest level for five years”
I’ve had these bin bags full of stuff in the back of my car since an end-of-holiday clear-out a...
“WH Smith ‘worst’ retailer in UK, says Which? survey”
When I were a lad, Woolies, Boots, WH Smith and the Post Office were the staples of every high...
“Santander to shut 140 branches”
Regular readers will remember my quest to buy a jacket in several high street stores, which...
“M&S and Debenhams report falling Christmas sales”
I've been trying to buy a new jacket this week. Hunted around M&S, then was told ‘we don’t...
“Debenhams bosses miss out on bonuses amid woes”
Don’t you often fell you can see far further beyond the end of your nose than the bosses of the...
“Five Waitrose stores to close after John Lewis issues warning on profits”
That Debenhams and House of Fraser are struggling was no surprise, the department store has had...
“House of Fraser: Reaction to ‘devastating’ closures”
House of Fraser has finally had to admit that the 'Are You Being Served' department store has...
“Marks & Spencer to close 100-plus stores by 2022 in ‘radical’ plan”
Many films which are sniffed at by critics as ‘cosy’ and ‘old-fashioned’ make a fortune and stay...