Further uncertainty surrounding the general election results is expected to fuel further decrease in spending and sales. Consumer spending in May has dropped for the first time in four years, with the uncertainty from last week’s ...
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Nordstrom, Inc. reported net sales reached $3.6 billion in the fiscal second quarter ended August 1, up 9.2 percent compared with a year earlier, thanks to acquisitions, the addition of 33 new retail locations and a 4.9 percent increase in ...
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Retailer enjoyed online growth of 60 per cent during the five weeks to December 27th, 2014. The Entertainer enjoyed a boosted Christmas sales period thanks a surge in customers shopping on its website. RetailWeek states that the toy ...
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Online sales of Non-Food products in the UK grew 12.0% in November versus a year earlier. In November 2013, online sales rose by 16.0% over the previous year. In November online sales represented 21.0% of total Non-Food sales of the ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
Tags: Furniture Retail Sales, Furnishing
Home furnishing retailer IKEA has announced total sales of £1.4b in the UK for the financial year ending 31st August 2014, an increase of 11.3% on the previous year. Following an ambitious pledge last year by UK country retail ...
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Furniture was the third fastest-growing category in August, building on the strong momentum of recent months, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. UK retail sales were up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis from August 2013, ...
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Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 10.6% in June versus a year earlier, according to the latest BRC-KPMG UK Online Retail Sales Monitor. Although this is the lowest online growth recorded since July 2013, online sales in ...
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Return on invested capital (ROIC) for the 12 months ended August 2, 2014 at garment retailer and NYSE-listed Nordstrom stood at 13.2 percent, down from 14.4 percent from same period last year. Nordstrom said, this decrease reflects ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor, in July, non-food online sales growth was 14.9% over the previous year, roughly in line with the 12-month average of 14.7%. This long-term average represents a clear acceleration over ...
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John Lewis has reported a strong week of sales–a 23.4%sales increase across both shops and online for the division on last year,further flattered by last year's snow disruption. Home produced the strongest results,with all buying ...
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Walmart announced two new centers dedicated to filling online orders, including one in Texas and one in Pennsylvania that will be its largest ever. These two new online fulfillment centers are just part of a next-generation fulfillment ...
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UK retail sales values were up 1.8% on a like-for-like basis from August 2012, when they had decreased 0.4% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.6%, against a 1.6% increase in August 2012. While the growth was ...
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Clothing and fashion are very vulnerable to high street decline because online clothing sales only amount to 15% of total apparel sales, compared to perhaps half of all sales for books and consumer electronics. When the High Street ...
Fits.me announced total Series A investment in the company of close to £5 million. Series A investment has been subscribed by existing investor SmartCap, with new participation from Conor Venture Partners, Fostergate Holdings Limited ...
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