Retail finance specialist, Christie Finance is delighted to announce the purchase of Nisa Local and Subway in Copnor Road, Portsmouth. The business was brought to market by our colleagues at Christie & Co and purchased by our clients, Cinnamon Ventures Limited. Competitive funding for this deal was sourced by head of corporate and director at […]
Responding to the latest announcement that trade negotiations between the UK and EU will continue, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “The 11th hour has passed and every passing moment of uncertainty makes it harder for businesses to prepare effectively for the 1st January. Without a deal, the British public will […]
In exactly three weeks, the UK’s transition period will have ended and the UK will leave the EU customs union and single market. Without a deal in the next few days, supermarkets and their customers will face a £3.1bn tariff bombshell on food and drink. This can be avoided if the UK and EU agree […]
RiskIQ, the global leader in attack surface intelligence, today released its annual Holiday Shopping E-commerce Blacklist threat report. The report unveils how cyber attackers are leveraging popular brands, weaknesses of the global pandemic, and unsafe consumer shopping habits to victimise consumers. This year’s report dives into RiskIQ’s Internet Intelligence Graph, repositories of correlated threat data […]
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, is supporting small businesses by encouraging people around the UK to purchase from their local independent retailers this Christmas. Richard Bearman, managing director, Start Up Loans said: “Christmas is an essential period for retailers around the country and after a turbulent 2020, many will be […]
Josh’s Chocolate launched in August 2019, producing premium quality chocolate, close to the coast in Cornwall. The brand celebrates the simple life pleasures enjoyed by the coast and beautiful countryside. Before the pandemic, Josh’s bars and buttons were available at tourist attractions and independent food stores across Cornwall. Parker Confectionery Ltd is the business behind […]
Responding to the extension of the moratorium on debt enforcement announced by MHCLG, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: “This news comes in the nick of time for many retailers. With footfall down and many stores completely shut in November, many are counting on December sales to claw back some of […]
Covering the four weeks 1 – 28 November 2020 On a total basis, sales increased by 0.9% in November, against a decline of 0.9% in November 2019*. It is below the 3-month average growth of 3.9% and above the 12 month average decline of 0.3%. UK retail sales increased 7.7% on a like-for-like basis from […]
Covering the four weeks 01 November – 28 November 2020 According to BRC-ShopperTrak data: Year-on-year UK Footfall decreased by 65.4% in November, with a 31.9 percentage point decline from October. This remains below the longer-term 12-month average decline of 38.5%. Footfall on High Streets declined by 63.9% year-on-year. This was the worst performing location in […]
UK shoppers are increasingly choosing to shop online at their local high street businesses over major national retailers, according to data published today by ShopAppy.com, the online platform connecting customers to their local high streets, supported by Visa and NatWest. Since March, ShopAppy has seen a threefold increase in users and small businesses registered for […]
