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No early Easter boost for high street as retail sales flatline

The “lacklustre” performance was well below City forecasts of around 0.3% growth and follows a 0.1% rise in February

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2024

Challenges: Why a host of luxury retailers are feeling the chill during this Winter

The post-Christmas retail reporting season is well underway, and the City has observed two clear trends. There are grocers cheering solid festive growth with sales warmed by huge appetite for pigs in blankets, turkeys and party food, and then there are some luxury brands that have given updates- during the…

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

From grocers to sportswear chains: Is taking part in the battle of the Christmas ads really worth it?

A spokesman for the Advertising Association says: “The battle to be number one in the public’s mind this Christmas is as intense as ever.”

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023

Indonesian police on trial in lurid murder of general’s bodyguard

Public trust in police shaken after top police general and his wife arrested for fatal shooting of his bodyguard.

Al Jazeera · Sep 2, 2022

Hints of high street revival as footfall on Oxford Street rises

Earlier this year Oxford Street’s footfall was 52 per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022