Morrisons sales slipped in the crucial Christmas run-up but stays on track to hit profit target as it eyes more store conversions Morrisons revealed 1.7% fall in sales excluding fuel for 22 weeks to 5 January Despite this full-year profits remain on track to match forecasts Shares in the supermarket rose 2.9% to 198p following the update … Read more
Hundreds of High Street shops expected to close after lockdown ends, as retailers endure worst month on record By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 Hundreds of High Street shops are expected to close after the lockdown ends, as retailers endured the … Read more
Retail sales plummeted by a FIFTH in April as Britons stopped buying fuel and clothing amid coronavirus lockdown – but purchases of alcohol were UP By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:54 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 08:54 BST, 22 May 2020 Retail sales plummeted by nearly a fifth last month as … Read more
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns book sales could plunge by as much as 65% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has warned that book sales could plunge by as much as 65 per cent. Lockdown measures in many … Read more
Selfridges cashes in on vegan trend and new toy section to book healthy sales over the festive spell Selfridges’ sales of vegan confectionery almost doubled in the run-up to Xmas Men’s clothing was another strong area with an increase of 11 per cent Retailer recently opened a new 22,000 square foot toy section in London By This … Read more
Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks waiting to be sent to showrooms after sales plunged by 97% during coronavirus lockdown New cars are pictured lined up at Tilbury docks in Essex amid slump in demand Thousands of the new cars (which are Britain’s biggest export) are seen in rows Experts fear British car … Read more
Thousands of new cars sit at Tilbury docks waiting to be sent to showrooms after sales plunged by 97% during coronavirus lockdown New cars are pictured lined up at Tilbury docks in Essex amid slump in demand Thousands of the new cars (which are Britain’s biggest export) are seen in rows Experts fear British car … Read more
Video game company sales hit historic highs of $10.9 billion in the US as people are forced to remain home during coronavirus lockdown Video game sales have exploded to historic highs in the US this quarter Analysts say sales hit $10.86 billion which is a 10 percent increase over last year The boom is attributed to … Read more
Covid testing kits fuel sales boom at Novacyt as it racks up revenues of more than £90m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 A British producer of coronavirus testing kits expects ‘significant demand’ to continue for the rest of the year … Read more
Asia-focused insurance giant Prudential has seen its sales take a hit amid global lockdowns in the last few months, and its shares are down over 7 per cent today. The group’s sales across Asia fell by 24 per cent in the first quarter of this year, with Hong Kong seeing the biggest drop. But, on … Read more