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Eton High Street’s Tribute To The Queen For Her 90th Birthday

SMEs optimistic for 2020 rebound as Q2 figures exceed expectations

Business News Retail by Sam Lewis on 20th August 2020

Small and medium enterprises (SME) are slowly regaining confidence after a stronger than expected second-quarter performance, according to new data from Barclaycard. At the start of April, Barclaycard reports, SMEs predicted a 28% decline for

July sees smallest decrease in consumer spending since lockdown began as retail sales ‘warm up’

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 11th August 2020

Last month saw only a minimal 2.6% year-on-year decline in overall consumer spending, according to new data from Barclaycard. This

Consumer spending begins to return to normal as Britain opens up

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 14th July 2020

Theresa May Campaigns In South Wales Ahead Of The June General Election

However, the report suggested that the high street may have a long recovery period ahead as over half (56%) of consumers continue to avoid non-essential shops.

Christmas spenders spooked by general election, says Barclaycard

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 3rd December 2019

High Street Retailers Battle For Share Of Xmas Spend

November 2019 has shown poor consumer spending growth of only 0.9% on the same month last year. The trend for

Warm weather loosens consumer purse strings in April

News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 9th May 2019

Dartford Town Was Selected As A Portas Pilot That Aimed To Improving The Area

Milder temperatures and sunny weather are partly responsible for consumers spending 2.5% more year-on-year in April, despite continuing challenges in

Consumer spending recovers after ‘Beast from the East’ hit

News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 9th May 2018

Consumer spending increased by 3.4% year-on-year in April, recovering slightly from a slowdown in March (2.0%), as Brits shifted their priorities from the previous month to help give spending on ‘nice-to-haves’ a boost. Data from

Male spending power strengthens, study reveals

News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 3rd November 2017

Jewellery retailers would do well to tap into the men’s jewellery market as male spending power strengthens both in store and

Jewellery sales rise in May amid challenging market conditions

News Retail by Alex Douglas on 7th June 2017

Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.8 % in May despite Brits continuing to spend on the experience economy as overall

Barclaycard signs new deals for contactless jewellery

Jewellery News by Stacey Hailes on 27th February 2017

Barclaycard has agreed two new partnerships that will see its bPay payment technology embedded into high street jewellery and watch

Retailers stuck with unsellable stock after granting high volume of returns

News Retail by Stacey Hailes on 21st October 2016

Retailers are struggling to cope with the volume of refund requests they feel obliged to grant, despite items being unfit

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