February sees a tiny sales jump, while online figures soar
Retail sales rose 2.1 per cent in February, compared with the steep fall (of 8.2 per cent) in January.
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Online tools to help retailers during lockdown and beyond
By Nick Brackenbury, Co-Founder of retail technology company, NearSt.
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2020 sees biggest recorded fall in retail sales
Retail sales saw their biggest ever annual fall in 2020 as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll.…
Online electricals sales soar in 2020
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October sales see a lift thanks to pre-lockdown shopping
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John Lewis scraps staff bonus after profits hit by lockdown store closures
The John Lewis Partnership will not give staff members a bonus for the first time since 1953 after this year’s…
