It was heartening to hear the latest official figures last week which showed that British retail sales have continued to increase for the fifth consecutive month.
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Amie Dee, from our Retail & Leisure sector team, reacts to the news that an online sales tax could be introduced by the Government.
As the UK high streets continue to feel the heat, the nation’s retailers have called on the Government to take steps to relieve the pressure on the sector and ensure a level playing field with online rivals.
As the UK high streets continue to decline for the fifth consecutive quarter, UK retailers demanded that the Government takes steps to help the sector and ensure a level playing field with online rivals.
Stories about pop-up stores seem to… well, pop up nearly every day now. And no wonder: in the modern highly instagrammable world, pop-ups might just be perfectly positioned where ‘click’ meets ‘brick’ and therefore set to revive UK high streets.
We have recently conducted the survey of 50 retail business decision-makers where we asked them about the biggest challenges they face, the relationship between online and bricks and mortar retail and the factors that may give brands the edge in the next five years.
Michael James Wallace Ashley, 54, is one of Britain’s best known business magnates and owner of Sports Direct, the UK’s largest sporting retailer by revenue and an expanding gym chain.
As 2018 comes to an end, reports suggest that it’s not all doom and gloom in the retail industry.