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• Global trade tensions and cyber attacks ‘threaten UK economy’; UK Black Friday spending ‘up 12%’ – as it happened

  29-11-2024 17:23
  
  Bank of England says global risks remain high, and the outlook has become more uncertain and riskierAmazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black FridayThe best Black Friday deals on the products we love: air fryers, heated throws and Shakira’s hair waverToday isn’t all about shopping, as retail analyst Nick Bubb reminds us:Spare a thought for all the hard-working delivery drivers today, coping with all the ‘Black Friday’ orders, although today is also Buy
  
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• Black Friday online sales in UK rise by 12% but shops still feel the pinch

  29-11-2024 16:56
  Embattled retailers raise hopes of festive spending spree as sales event coincides with payday UK shoppers visited websites in droves to snap up Black Friday bargains, raising hopes among struggling retailers that the US-inspired promotional day would finally kickstart a festive spending spree.After a tough October and start to November for UK retailers, the number of transactions made by Nationwide Building Society members was up 12% by 1pm compared with Black Friday last year and was 16% up on
  
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• Global trade tensions and cyber attacks threaten UK economy, warns Bank of England; Black Friday spending ‘up 12%’ – business live

  29-11-2024 16:07
  BoE says global risks remain high, and the outlook has become more uncertain and riskierAmazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black FridayThe best Black Friday deals on the products we love: air fryers, heated throws and Shakira’s hair waverToday isn’t all about shopping, as retail analyst Nick Bubb reminds us:Spare a thought for all the hard-working delivery drivers today, coping with all the ‘Black Friday’ orders, although today is also Buy Nothing Day
  
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• The Perfume Shop raises over £1.6m for Alzheimer’s Research in 10-year partnership

  29-11-2024 14:34 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  The Perfume Shop is celebrating a decade-long partnership with the UK’s leading dementia research charity, Alzheimer’s Research UK, having raised over £1.6 million. The milestone was... View Article
  
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• Pets at Home launches next-generation flagship pet care centre in New Malden

  29-11-2024 14:26 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Pets at Home has unveiled its flagship Pet Care Centre in New Malden, marking a £2.2 million transformation – the largest single investment in its history.... View Article
  
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• Pret A Manger spreads festive joy with Christmas displays

  29-11-2024 14:18 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Pret A Manger is bringing joy to the UK with its first-ever Christmas window displays, celebrating the people and moments that defined 2024. These displays, showcased... View Article
  
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• Global trade tensions and cyber attacks threaten UK economy, warns Bank of England; Black Friday spending ‘up 11%’ – business live

  29-11-2024 12:47
  BoE says global risks remain high, and the outlook has become more uncertain and riskierAmazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black FridayThe best Black Friday deals on the products we love: air fryers, heated throws and Shakira’s hair waverToday isn’t all about shopping, as retail analyst Nick Bubb reminds us:Spare a thought for all the hard-working delivery drivers today, coping with all the ‘Black Friday’ orders, although today is also Buy Nothing Day
  
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• I’ve had my fill of Black Friday bargains

  29-11-2024 12:13
  
  Will incessant discounts entice online shoppers to splurge — or simply unsubscribe?
  
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• Hopes pinned on the key festive period as November footfall declines

  29-11-2024 11:11 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  UK retailers are hoping for a boost in sales this holiday season after a tough few weeks, with footfall dropping for the second consecutive month in November due to factors like the delayed Black Friday discounts, Storm Bert, and weak consumer confidence.
  According to recent Sensormatic data by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), high street footfall dropped by 3.7% in November, down from -3.6% in October.
  Retail park and shopping centre footfall also slipped 1.1% and 6.1% suggesting that consu
  
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• Hopes pinned on key festive period as November footfall declines

  29-11-2024 11:11 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  UK retailers are hoping for a boost in sales this holiday season after a tough few weeks, with footfall dropping for the second consecutive month in November due to factors like the delayed Black Friday discounts, Storm Bert, and weak consumer confidence.
  According to recent Sensormatic data by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), high street footfall dropped by 3.7% in November, down from -3.6% in October.
  Retail park and shopping centre footfall also slipped 1.1% and 6.1% suggesting that consu
  
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• UK retailers hope for Black Friday boost after Storm Bert hit November sales – business live

  29-11-2024 09:12
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsAmazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black FridayThe best Black Friday deals on the products we love: air fryers, heated throws and Shakira’s hair waverThere’s another flurry of takeover excitement in the City today.UK engineer TI Fluid Systems has agreed to be taken over in a deal worth more than £1bn. Continue reading...
  
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• Manhattan redefines supply chain planning for the modern age

  29-11-2024 08:57 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) announces Manhattan Active® Supply Chain Planning (SCP), the industry’s first unified business planning platform that enables bi-directional collaboration between supply chain planning... View Article
  
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• Ikea opens ‘Hus of Frakta’ luxury pop-up on London’s Oxford Street

  29-11-2024 08:50 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Ikea has opened a luxury pop-up store at London’s Oxford Circus that pays homage to its iconic blue Frakta bag. Opening daily from now until March... View Article
  
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• Pureseoul continues expansion with new store in Manchester Arndale

  29-11-2024 08:47 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  K-Beauty retailer Pureseoul held a grand opening for its new store at Manchester Arndale this week. Spanning over 1,500 square feet, the store showcases the latest... View Article
  
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• Kingfisher and M&S eye Homebase stores

  29-11-2024 08:46 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Kingfisher and M&S are interested in acquiring the remaining Homebase stores, a month after the DIY retailer fell into administration.
  The deadline for offers is today (29 November), Sky News reports that Kingfisher and M&S are to submit offers for ‘between 20 and 25 sites’, meaning that hundreds of jobs could be saved.
  The outlet said it is unclear if this is the combined figure or the number of stores each retailer is considering.
  Discount giant Home Bargains is also unders
  
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• ‘People forget their manners’: US retail workers brace for Black Friday shopping rush

  29-11-2024 08:00
  
  Sales employees complain of understaffing, overwork and violence in frenzied run-up to Christmas seasonFor workers in retail, the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, marks the beginning of the busiest time of year.Though the nature of shopping has changed in recent years, with online purchases competing more with brick and mortar sales and sales “days” lasting for weeks at a time, US retail sales between Black Friday and so-called Cyber Monday (at the end of the holiday weekend) ar
  
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• Interview: Kenji – How the British plushie retailer plans to make a name for itself

  29-11-2024 08:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Kenji may not be a household name right now, however its plushies and stationery ranges will look familiar to many UK shoppers.
  The East Asian-inspired British retailer may only have a handful of standalone stores, but its wholesale partnerships with the likes of HMV and Clintons have given the brand a presence in almost every major town.
  However, the Kenji name will soon spread a lot wider as the business, which turns 10 next year, is kicking off its anniversary by ramping up expansion across t
  
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• 4 next-generation variety retailers making waves

  29-11-2024 08:00 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  Despite the collapse of Woolworths and more recently Wilko there is still life in the variety store as a new wave of lifestyle retailers hit the expansion trail.
  Retail Gazette rounds up the next-generation variety retailers.
  Flying Tiger CopenhagenFlying Tiger Copenhagen is a long-time firm favourite of the British high street.
  The Dutch variety retailer opened its first store in Basingstoke back in 2005 under the name ‘Tiger’ and now has around 100 shops across the UK. It rebranded
  
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• JYSK celebrates “record-breaking” turnover in UK and Ireland

  29-11-2024 07:03 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  JYSK has announced that its turnover rose by 13.6% to a record breaking €120 million in the UK and Ireland in its 2023/2024 financial year. The... View Article
  
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• Look Fantastic hails success of innovative Foundation Finder tool

  29-11-2024 06:32 via theretailbulletin.com
  
  Online cosmetics retailer Look Fantastic has hailed the success of its Foundation Finder tool after launching it a year ago. The tool uses AI to transform... View Article
  
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• Rise of ‘kidults’ means toys are no longer just child’s play

  29-11-2024 06:00
  
  Manufacturers still need to get real kids playing with toys again
  
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• Japan’s pub king turns to fast food as customers ditch boozy nights out

  29-11-2024 06:00
  
  Watami chief says he is changing direction from izakayas after buying Subway in the country
  
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• UK retail footfall dips again as Storm Bert and later Black Friday hit sales

  29-11-2024 01:01
  
  Shopping centres worst affected but high streets and retail parks also down as total drops for second month in a rowThe number of shoppers out and about in the UK fell for the second month in a row in November as the later timing of the Black Friday discount spree, Storm Bert and weak consumer confidence depressed sales.Shopping centres were hit hardest, but the number of visitors to high streets and retail parks also fell with the north-east of England, Yorkshire, Wales and Scotland most affect
  
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