It seems like only yesterday that we were fretting over inflation of over 10% a year; well, it was...
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“UK shop price inflation drops to two-year low in March”
Aged 13 (different times), my first Saturday job was in a supermarket (the Coop in Selsdon, if you...
“WH Smith ‘worst’ retailer in UK, says Which? survey”
When I were a lad, Woolies, Boots, WH Smith and the Post Office were the staples of every high...
“Retailers told to clean up act over fake faux fur”
Haven’t we come a long way? It’s surely not so long ago, in the days when a mink coat and 20...
“Debenhams bosses miss out on bonuses amid woes”
Don’t you often fell you can see far further beyond the end of your nose than the bosses of the...
“Five Waitrose stores to close after John Lewis issues warning on profits”
That Debenhams and House of Fraser are struggling was no surprise, the department store has had...
“House of Fraser: Reaction to ‘devastating’ closures”
House of Fraser has finally had to admit that the 'Are You Being Served' department store has...
“Marks & Spencer to close 100-plus stores by 2022 in ‘radical’ plan”
Many films which are sniffed at by critics as ‘cosy’ and ‘old-fashioned’ make a fortune and stay...
“Next admits toughest trading period ‘for 25 years'”
Plenty of reasons for a glass-half-empty view of our economy this week. Stockmarkets down by over...
“Toys R Us and Maplin on the brink of collapse, putting nearly 6,000 jobs at risk”
Important and worrying economic news sneaking in below the radar is of various current and...
“Hedge funds bet big against UK retailers”
It’s an ill wind and all that. Apparently, we ‘squeezed shoppers’ (who knew?) spent less on...