Long payment terms in retail are unsustainable. 16th August 2019. Long payment terms in retail are notorious and regularly criticised by those in and outside the industry. A few months ago, Holland & Barrett became the first company to be

Relief as shoppers boost growth. 16th August 2019. Shoppers boost growth to provide much needed relief for the retail sector and show that the UK consumer is capable of shaking off recession fears and worries about a no deal brexit.

Calls for rates reform as shop vacancies peak 14th August 2019. Shop vacancy rate worst since 2015 The number of empty shops in town centres is at its highest for four years, according to a British Retail Consortium and Springboard

High street suffers while online sales soar 9th August 2019. BDO’s latest high street sales tracker reveals that like-for-like sales in the UK’s high street stores were subdued last month, rising by 0.1%, and putting increased pressure on embattled retailers.

More UK firms in ‘significant distress’ 31st July 2019. The number of UK businesses facing ‘significant distress’ has increased, according to a new poll, with 14% of all UK businesses, or 484,000, indicating they were experiencing significant distress at the