Retailers

Pets at Home profits plummet by 12 percent despite sales rise

Pets at Home has announced a drop in pre-tax profits of 12.3 percent despite seeing revenues rise by 5.5 percent.…

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Online retail jumps 19 percent in April

UK online retail sales went from strength to strength in April, up 18.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest…

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UK brand Wagg tells Amazon it needs ‘to have a conversation’ over Wag brand

UK pet brand Wagg has told Amazon they need “to have a conversation” over the name of their new pet…

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Pets at Home drops new Skegness store after recruiting and training staff

Pets at Home’s new Skegness store will not open despite the pet retail giant recruiting and training staff ahead of…

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Retail consumer spending sees sharpest drop since 2012

Consumer spending has suffered its sharpest drop in six years, according to Visa’s latest consumer spending index. Spending in-store fell…

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Smartphone purchases account for 54 percent of UK retail transactions, study finds

Retail purchases made on smartphones have seen a 66 percent increase in Q1 of 2018 compared to Q4 2017 according…

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Suspended sentence for pet shop burglary man

A man has been given a suspended sentence after being charged at Southampton Crown Court with the burglary of Pampurred…

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Couple to launch own pet food brand after being ‘unhappy’ with current market

A couple is set to launch a new brand of pet food after they were ‘unhappy’ with the choice available…

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43,000 retailers in ‘financial distress’

Nearly 43,000 retailers ended the first quarter of the year in a state of ‘significant’ financial distress, according to research…

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Retail salaries rise as April sees vacancies increase

Advertised salaries in the retail sector saw a 1.7 percent increase last month, according to the latest data from job…

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