retail

ONS data shows near 10% growth for online-only retailers as warmer weather plays its part in increase

Report looks at various lighting, noise and design features retailers can draw on to pull in more customers, keep them in-store for longer and encourage more purchases

Brits eager to get out and about over sunny bank holidays help boost spending last month as Brexit delay nudges consumer confidence

Gloucester branch’s relocation to larger premises is part of retailer’s nationwide plan to improve and expand so it can offer a better retail experience and carry more stock

New report claims fewer stores are opening and a record net of nearly 2,500 outlets disappeared from Britain’s top 500 high streets in 2018

Nearly all shoppers research products online before heading into store but the fact people get to receive the item immediately means they prefer to buy in-store

Employers dealing out pay increases will have to dish out nearly £700 extra a year for employees currently on the national living wage

Sales fall nearly 20% but firms expect to return to growth in April, according to CBI report, which suggests later timing of Easter may have impacted sector