All BRC articles – Page 15
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Analysis
Agenda: Asos and Mothercare update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Asos and Mothercare both on the agenda.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Coach and BRC
Retail news round-up: Coach debuts in Birmingham and BRC warns of price rises.
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Analysis
Analysis: Has the retail park bubble burst?
For the best part of three years, retail parks have been the jewel in the crown of destination shopping.
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News
Footfall declines with ‘steep’ drop at retail parks
Total shopper numbers declined in February, when there was a “steeper drop than normal” at retail parks.
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News
Breakfast briefing: high street footfall, Next and more
Retail news round-up: Footfall on UK high street declines, and Next may report drop in profit
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News
John Lewis sales climb driven by fair-weather fashion
John Lewis’s sales jumped as warmer weather and Mothers’ Day preparations drove purchases across fashion, home and gifting categories.
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News
John Lewis boosted by fashion as Mother's Day bites
Strong fashion sales at John Lewis drove an overall 2.8% year-on-year uplift at the department store retailer last week.
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Analysis
Analysis: February retail sales sector-by-sector
Retail like-for-likes slipped 0.4% in February as non-food sales suffered their first quarterly decline for more than five years.
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News
Non-food sales fall for first time since November 2011
Non-food retail sales suffered their first quarterly decline for more than five years amid a “challenging” period of trading.
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News
Food prices rise as slumped pound hits grocery bills
Food prices climbed 0.4% last month as the slumped value of the pound and increased import costs started to impact grocery bills.
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Opinion
Opinion: Don't hoodwink shoppers over price hikes
Food prices are rising, according to the BRC. Retailers need to treat shoppers like adults and tell them so.
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News
Breakfast briefing: UK shop prices, Burberry and more
Retail news round-up: UK shop prices decline, shares in Burberry increase and Greggs reports increase in sales and profits
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail footfall – a disappointing start to 2017
Last year will undoubtedly go down in history as turbulent – politically, socially and economically – both at home and abroad.
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News
Footfall decline deepens with shopping centres worst hit
Footfall fell 1.3% last month year-on-year – the steepest decline since June 2016 when shopper numbers dropped 2.8%.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sir Ken has passed on, but his legacy lives on
The death of Sir Ken Morrison marked the passing of a retail generation as well as one of its most outstanding entrepreneurs.
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News
Retail sales growth ‘ground to a halt’ in January
Retail sales growth “ground to a halt” last month after a strong end to the Christmas trading period, according to the latest industry figures.
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News
First Christmas rise in five years for high-street footfall
High-street footfall rose for the first time in five years this Christmas, despite a negative picture overall.
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Opinion
Opinion: Christmas may be over, but challenges lie ahead
After a roller-coaster year for sales, retailers across the country held their breath heading into Christmas week.
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Analysis
Infographic: Paphitis on rates and Aldi's Prosecco party
The week in words and numbers, January 13, 2016: Theo Paphitis on the encroaching threat of high rates, BRC-KPMG sales data and Waitrose’s Rob Collins on the future.
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Opinion
Opinion: Happy Christmas, but a challenging New Year?
It was late, cliff-hangingly late. But, as usual, Christmas did come for retailers.