Retail news

• US retail stocks on track for biggest sell-off since 2008

  16-12-2018 14:39
  Investors turn negative in spite of bullish Christmas sales forecasts 
  
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• Storm Deirdre batters UK and adds to retail woe

  16-12-2018 08:59
  Freezing rain and snow keep shoppers away on crucial trading dayFerociously bad weather brought by Storm Deirdre battered parts of the UK on Saturday with snow, gales and bursts of freezing rain.The treacherous conditions heaped further misery on retailers on what should have been a major pre-Christmas shopping day. Continue reading...
  
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• Bleak midwinter for landlords as retailers demand rent cuts

  16-12-2018 08:00
  The internet and tightened purse strings have hit stores, but indebted property owners are barely in a better positionThere is an ugly fight going on on Britain’s high street’s for supremacy between the major retailers and their landlords. On one side are store chains that want to protect their sales margins, and on the other are landlords trying to maintain rental values.Retailers have been on the losing side for some time, but a dramatic consumer spending slowdown seen over recent
  
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