What happened to House of Fraser? It was announced today that Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has purchased the struggling retailer House of Fraser. This happened shortly after House of Fraser announced it had appointed administrators. […]
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It’s coming home! Consumer spending was up 5.1% in June 2018 as World Cup fever boosted retail spending Barclaycard, who process nearly half of the UK’s card transactions, have released their consumer spending reporting for […]
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Barclaycard’s report on consumer spending in May 2018 Barclaycard process almost half of all the credit and debit card transactions in the UK. Their report on consumer spending in May 2018 shows that the warm […]
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Marks & Spencer to close 100 stores You may have recently seen that high street stalwart Marks & Spencer is looking to close around 100 stores over the next 3 to 4 years. The doomsayers […]
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Barclaycard’s report on consumer spending in April 2018 Consumer spending in April 2018 improved compared to March, according to Barclaycard’s monthly consumer spending report. Barclaycard support nearly half of all UK card transactions in the […]
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Retailers need to think more like tech firms if they want to survive Big retail brands have been hitting the headlines over past few weeks with stories of financial woes. House of Fraser, Maplin, and Toys […]
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Barclaycard’s report on consumer spending in March 2018 Barclaycard (who process nearly half of all card transactions in the UK) have released their insights into consumer spending in March 2018. Overall growth slowed from 3.8% in […]
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