Figures show sales rose 3.5% in March, the first increase above inflation since early in the crisisHigh street retailers benefited from a jump in consumer spending over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to industry figures showing an increase in footfall and sales despite the cost of living crisis.Data collected by doorway sensors at thousands of shops across the UK showed footfall increased by 7% compared with Easter 2023 over the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday, while the...
Timpson Group CEO James Timpson claimed commercial shopping malls were a 'big problem' across the country and blamed them for taking footfall away from town centres.
Witnesses say they have seen four police vehicles and even the police helicopter
The boss of Timpson has sounded the alarm over the impact of retail parks on Britain's high streets and said they are contributing to the demise of town centres.
SHOPPERS say it’s a “disaster” a high street fashion retailer with 250 branches is closing a “dead” store. Matalan in Salisbury, Wiltshire, is set to close in the midd
Investors were dealing with a multitude of issues as the new week began including an escalating Iran-Israel conflict and rising stock market volatility.
Tasty PLC, the owner of Wildwood and Dim T restaurants will close 14 branches. Due to pressures from the cost of living crisis, strikes and interest rate rises. Do YOU work at one of these restaurants? Get in touch [email protected]
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Annual profits at Tesco have surged 160 per cent to £2.3billion - but the increase has triggered accusations of profiteering amid the biggest cost of living squeeze since the Second World War .
Locals living near to a shop used as a front by Britain's biggest fraudsters have slammed them for taking benefits cash from poverty-stricken Brits, and said the police should've acted earlier. Antonia Food, a former Bulgarian grocery store which sold a range of meats, cheeses and other delicacies, located on High Road in Wood Green, north London, acted as a front for a foreign crime group now revealed to be the UK's biggest ever benefit fraudsters, who made off with £54m.During a...
David Cameron made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Largo this week to visit Donald Trump. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, to get the latest on the meeting. And as international pressure continues to build on Israel, John speaks to a former Israeli peace negotiator, Daniel Levy, on whether there is a pathway to end the war Continue reading
The China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) held an international dialogue between foreign diplomats and business leaders on Wednesday, aiming to further facilitate multilateral economic cooperation, as the country is vigorously promoting high-level opening-up amid its better-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter of the year.