All High Street articles – Page 23
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Analysis & FeaturesHaircare 2023: Brits commit to treating their hair
Brits splurge on home hair treatments
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NewsBoots owner explores potential London IPO
The US owner of Boots is once again exploring options to sell off the UK pharmacy chain, including the possibility of a flotation on the London Stock Exchange
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NewsCity snapshot: Black Friday fails to rally UK shoppers amid bleak November
Top story Significant discounts in the run up to Black Friday failed to rally UK shoppers, resulting in another disappointing month for retailers, according to figures from accountancy firm BDO. According to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker, total like-for-like sales in November fell by 0.3% compared to ...
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Brityard’s mini market on Regent Street
Having started as a digital department store, Brityard has made its physical debut – and wants to become the authority on independent British brands
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NewsFormer M&S Food head of finance Tristan Phillips appointed Poundstretcher CEO
Phillips has been at Poundstretcher for just over a year, having moved from M&S to become the variety discounter’s finance director in autumn 2022
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NewsRegulators should ‘explore every option to claw back’ Wilko dividends, says MP
Liam Byrne made the call in the House of Commons on Thursday, after former Wilko chair Lisa Wilkinson was grilled by Business and Trade Committee earlier in the week
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NewsWilko back on UK high streets as first new stores open
The stores, in Plymouth and Exeter, are the first two of five planned by CDS Superstores, which bought the brand from administrators in September
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NewsCity snapshot: Bargain hunters give glimpse of recovery for High Street
Retail footfall showed early signs of recovery in November as shops lured in consumers looking for Black Friday and Christmas bargains, according to new data.
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NewsFormer Wilko chair accused of ‘burgling a failing business’ in MP grilling
‘What is especially stark is that as the business plunged into deeper trouble, the dividends went up,’ said Business and Trade Committee chair Liam Byrne
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop opens its 200th store
The variety discounter is on track to have opened 25 stores in the course of 2023
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InterviewsLucy Menendez on revamping Harvey Nichols’ food & drink offer
Lucy Menendez’s retail journey has taken her from pick ‘n’ mix to Harvey Nicks. Here she reveals how she plans to revolutionise the luxury store’s food and drink offering
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NewsWilko bosses to be grilled by MPs over chain’s collapse
Lisa Wilkinson, granddaughter of Wilko founder James Kemsey Wilkinson and former chair of the retailer, is among those to be questioned by the Commons’ Business and Trade Committee
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NewsKFC boosts marketing team by promoting Kate Wall
Wall will report into new chief marketing officer Monica Pool, who has returned to the business
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Comment & OpinionHow the autumn statement will impact retail and fmcg
A ‘final nail in the coffin for the high street’ was the grim description from a leading property consultancy of today’s autumn statement
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Category ReportHow can pies & pastries win back younger people?
Classic fillings don’t cut it with the younger crowd. So, brands are turning to takeaways, pub grub and snacking for inspiration
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NewsHigh Court gives green light for judicial review of Michael Gove’s M&S Marble Arch store decision
The decision follows a legal challenge by M&S to the levelling up secretary’s rejection of its plans to knock down the 93-year-old building
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NewsMore retailers will follow Wilko unless business rates frozen across the board, experts warn
Jeremy Hunt has reportedly indicated the business rates multiplier – used the calculate the tax bill – will remain frozen for small business in his autumn statement, but not for larger ones
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NewsPret opens first Spanish store as global rollout continues
The new airport site is the first of what could be 70 new stores in the region
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales volumes fall to lowest level since Covid pandemic
UK retail sales volumes have fallen to their lowest level since the depths of the Covid pandemic as wet weather and the cost of living crisis supressed shopping activity
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NewsHolland & Barrett trials takeaway hot drinks
The retailer has installed a takeaway counter at a store in Birmingham