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Investment firm Gordon Brothers has acquired the rights to the Laura Ashley brands but its 147 stores are not included in the deal. Sofie Willmott, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on this...

ASDA is reducing payments to suppliers on a quarter of its clothing orders. Sofie Willmott, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on this news: “As the fourth biggest player in the UK clothing...

Primark has recently released H1 figures for 2019/20. Commenting on the same, Pippa Stephens, Retail Analyst at GlobalData said, “Though Primark’s performance for H1 FY2019/20 once again displays impressive revenue growth, particularly internationally, the outbreak of COVID-19 will drastically impact...

Waitrose has recently released Q1 figures for 2020/21. Commenting on the same, Thomas Brereton, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, said, “Newly appointed John Lewis Partnership Chair Sharon White has truly had a baptism by fire during her first two months in...

The recent lockdown had millions of parents scrambling- not just to stock essential grocery items, also to stock up on snacks for their kids who would have an extended vacation at home. We suddenly had thousands of moms putting...

John Lewis & Partners has recently released 5 and 12 week figures for weeks ending April 18, 2020. Commenting on the same, Sofie Willmott, Lead Retail Analyst at GlobalData, said, “Although it is in a better position than many other...

Water is the essence of life. In times of a global pandemic such as COVID-19, the easy availability of pure potable water is a greater imperative. Adequate daily intake of pure water is critical in maintaining healthy immunity levels. Yet,...

Leading retailers Future Retail, Walmart and Metro Cash & Carry have witnessed a spike in their private labels as supply lines from other manufacturers are disrupted amid the lockdown. The retailers said their in-house brands in essential categories such...

Amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the intention to purchase from major food delivery apps like Zomato and Swiggy has gradually increased after witnessing a decline till the last week of March, a new report said on Friday. The pandemic affected...

Walmart-owned Flipkart on Saturday said gradual opening up delivery of non-essential goods through e-commerce will help meet consumer demands, while easing the burden of piled up inventory of micro, small and medium enterprises amid the nationwide lockdown. According to a...