Shop prices increase for second month in a row
SHOP prices have increased for a second consecutive month after five years of deflation, figures show.
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House of Fraser sale: How department store started from humble beginnings before making it to high streets across the UK
THE House of Fraser name was once a jewel of high streets across the country - a department store steeped in history, which typified style and variety.
High street sales down due to continuing heatwave
THE prolonged hot weather and World Cup fever has scorched the UK high street with retailers suffering another month of negative growth, figures show.
180 jobs at risk as Aulds bakery shops enter liquidation in bid to save business
BAKERY Aulds has put its shops into liquidation as part of a plan to turn around the business.
Bricks-and-mortar shops can no longer anchor high streets, says review
BRICKS-and-mortar retailing can no longer be the anchor for thriving high streets, which must become community hubs that include housing, offices and some shops, according to an influential independent review.
High street suffers ‘worst May sales for more than a decade’
THE high street has recorded its worst year-on-year May performance for 12 years despite the royal wedding, warm weather and two bank holidays, figures show.
More than five Scottish high street stores close a week
Beast from the East hits high street sales
New Look may close stores as sales and profits slump
STRUGGLING fashion chain New Look has posted another set of dismal figures as the retailer continues to consider a raft of store closures.
Co-op boss: Shoppers are going back to the future and giving hope to our high streets
SHOPPERS are turning away from edge-of-town superstores and giving new hope to Scotland’s beleaguered high streets, according to a supermarket boss.
John Lewis to become the first UK high street retailer to remove gender-based labels from children’s clothing
A HIGH street retailer has become the first in the UK to remove gender-based labels on its own brand of children’s clothing.