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According to Worldpay, the global payment provider, Chinese shoppers are set to spend up to £11m over the next week to mark the Chinese New Year. The draw of the weaker pound in addition to the holiday creates London as an attractive destination for the tourists, with luxury boutiques and...

Greetings card retailer, Card Factory have reported positive figures for sales in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. From the 11 months to December, like-for-like sales growth was at 0.4%, slightly down on the 2.8% growth seen last year. Despite this, the company stated that it had enjoyed good...

The most recent data released by Kantar Worldpanel regarding sales of physical entertainment such as video games, showed that some supermarkets had made significant increases during the festive period. Tesco’s 14.3% market share was enough to see it pass Amazon, the first time the company has done so over Christmas since...

High street department store, John Lewis reported as substantial increase in sales in the wake of the release of their spring/summer collectionin addition to their Christmas clearance sale. The store’s home department reported a sales increase of 9.5%, with the sale period for the department being extended until the end of January. The...

Stationery and newspaper retailer, WH Smith are to announce sales figures for the first 20 weeks of the fiscal year, 2017 in the coming week. In October, the company reported that like-for-like sales had risen by 1%, however there was a 2% decline in revenue from its high street stores....

A report published by mobile app developer, Apadmi suggested that whilst the online sales market continues to rise and cut into the market share of physical stores, many consumers opt against using designated retail apps. Only 17% of respondents reported using a retail specific application compared to 55% who said...

Supermarket chain Tesco, have announced the rollout of payment app, PayQwiq across all its stores after successful trials in 42 stores in 2014. The mobile app allows users to pay at the till with a scan once they have registered a debit or credit card to their account. The app...

Electronic and mobile phone retailer, Dixons Carphone announced figures for the Christmas period, exceeding its forecasted sales totals and keeping its full profit outlook. The firm, which operates as Currys, Carphone Warehouse and PC World reported sales figures rose by 4% in the stores that have been open for a...

In a survey taken by the UK Customer Service Index (UKCSI), digital retailer Amazon ranked number one with regards to customer satisfaction. The survey filled in by 10,000 consumers, ranks the companies on factors such as staff professionalism, quality, efficiency and complaint handling. Non-food retailers such as Amazon, ASOS and...

Retailers saw a surprising drop in sales in December, as the effects of Brexit began to be felt in the pockets of consumers. In the wake of the vote in June and resulting drop in value of the pound, volume of sales in retail fell by 1.9%, the largest fall...