B&M plans more store openings as yearly sales jump

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$1.6 trn Retail Market by 2030 to Sell 70 PC Unbranded Products or Regional Brands

Chennai: While India’s retail market is projected to surpass $1.6 trillion by 2030, 70 per cent is driven by unbranded and regional brands in different product segments. Indian retail is marked by highly fragmented supply with 70 per cent of products valued $ 1 trillion expected to be driven by unbranded and regional brands even in 2030, finds RedSeer Consultancy. …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Major supermarket announces its own price match scheme starts TODAY... with plans to cut costs on more than 100 everyday essentials

Daily Mail

A major supermarket has launched its biggest-ever value campaign today, with a bold move to match Aldi prices on over 100 everyday essentials. The supermarket giant Co-op, which has over 2,400 stores across the UK, is rolling out the scheme to help members save money on popular items such as milk, bread, eggs, and fresh fruit. The new initiative, which …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Blokker’s bankruptcy sale raises €103 million as 348 stores close

NL Times

Blokker’s bankruptcy sale generated over 103 million euros, according to a bankruptcy report released by the company’s curators, according to RetailTrends. The liquidation, which continued until the end of December, led to the closure of nearly 400 Blokker stores across the Netherlands, marking the end of the company’s long-standing retail presence. The 103 million euros raised through the sale is …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Blokker moves forward with cautious relaunch, planning new stores despite uncertainty

NL Times

Household retail chain Blokker, which declared bankruptcy in November, is making a cautious comeback, with plans to open multiple company-owned stores, according to RTL. The Meppeler Courant previously reported that Blokker planned to return to Steenwijk, citing a source who claimed it would be “one of two new company-owned Blokker stores.” A landlord also confirmed that the store would reopen …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

M&A, private equity deals hit record high of $7.2 billion in Feb; largest monthly volumes in 3 years

Live Mint

India's mergers and acquisition, along with the private equity deals, hit a new monthly high of $7.2 billion in February 2025, reported the news agency PTI, citing a Dealtracker report of Grant Thornton Bharat on Saturday. “Despite global economic uncertainties, including declining foreign investments in Indian public markets and looming trade tariffs, Indian dealscape demonstrated resilience, driven by robust domestic …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

BWH Hotels eyes growth in India with 100 properties in 5-7 years

Live Mint

Mid-market hotel operator BWH Hotels, which manages brands like Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels, is expanding its footprint in India with a pipeline of 21 new hotels in the next two years. With strong population growth, rising middle-class investment, and significant infrastructure development in India, the hotel market will expand well beyond the next five years. Last …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Macy’s fourth quarter is mixed and its 2025 outlook is tempered by tariffs and leery shoppers

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Macy’s swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, though sales dipped with shoppers remaining cautious about spending. The strength of the quarterly profit surprised Wall Street, but sales were just below expectations and uncertainty about both the American consumer and new tariffs seeped into the company’s outlook for 2025. Macy’s, which also runs Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Major retailers temper expectations for 2025 as Americans slow their spending

Associated Press

A pullback by American shoppers has led to more caution from national retailers about their sales potential in 2025, Abercrombie & Fitch on Wednesday becoming the latest. The imposition of new tariffs this week by President Donald Trump against America’s three biggest trading partners drew immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China, sending financial markets into a tailspin. On Wednesday …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

M&M share price surges 3% after UBS upgrades auto stock to ’buy’, sees 22% upside

Live Mint

Mahindra & Mahindra share price rose by more than 3% during Wednesday's trading session after the global brokerage firm UBS upgraded the stock to a 'buy' rating. Rajesh Bhosale, Equity Technical and Derivative Analyst at Angel One, highlighted that M&M share price have seen a gap up opening and we are seeing a follow up buying, next key resistance is …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

India’s Retail Market Expected To Cross Rs 190 Lakh Crore By 2034: Report

ABP News

The Indian retail market is expected to reach more than Rs 190 lakh crore by 2034, a recent report said. The study noted that the domestic retail market reached a size of Rs 82 lakh crore in 2024, growing at more than 8.9 per cent from Rs 35 lakh crore recorded in 2014, reported PTI. Retailers Need To Balance Aspirations …

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1 month, 1 week ago

New Shop plans to double store count, expand overseas: Co-founder Aastha Almast

Live Mint

New Delhi, Feb 23 Tech-enabled convenience retailer New Shop is on track to double store count to 600 by year-end, a tally that would include rebranded 24Seven stores being acquired from Godfrey Phillips India, and is also eyeing overseas expansion. New Shop is also on prowl for acquisitions and buyouts, with co-founder Aastha Almast symbolically describing herself as a retailer …

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1 month, 1 week ago

UK businesses cutting jobs at fastest rate since 2020

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Food shopping pushes January retail sales up 1.7%

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Google to open its first-ever retail stores in India: New Delhi and Mumbai likely first stops

India TV News

Google to open its first-ever retail stores in India: New Delhi and Mumbai likely first stops Google has been planning to open its first retail store in India. The launch of physical stores is expected to enhance brand visibility and help Google better compete with Apple in India’s high-end smartphone market. Boosting local manufacturing efforts The retail expansion aligns with …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Stores close as high street fashion chain falls into administration

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Troubled high street fashion chain Quiz has shut 23 “loss-making …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Quiz: Full list of 23 store closures

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy High street retailer Quiz has …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The ‘best’ supermarket in 2025 has been named – and it’s one of the most expensive

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Topps Tiles’ stores takeover could mean worse deals in four regions, CMA warns

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK anti-trust regulator has …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

15,000 stores will close in 2025... but experts reveal why retail is NOT dying

Daily Mail

Store closures set to double in 2025 — but experts say retail is evolving, not dying. Retail expert Neil Saunders said that although 15,000 stores are predicted to shutter in America in 2025, Coresight Research revealed that the US will see 15,000 stores close in 2025 However, Saunders said the projected closures do not necessarily mean there is an inherent …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Homebase will close 33 stores this month after going into administration - check our map to see if yours is on the list

Daily Mail

Homebase is set to close 33 more stores this month following on from the permanent closure of 13 branches in January. The home improvement retailer and garden centre put 74 stores up for sale in November last year after the chain fell into administration. Back in November, B&Q agreed to buy five Homebase stores across the UK, cementing its place …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amazon, king of online retail, can’t seem to make its physical stores work

Live Mint

Amazon.com, the largest e-commerce retailer in the U.S., is stumbling in its efforts to compete in the bricks-and-mortar world. After a decadelong experiment with bricks-and-mortar stores, Amazon’s dominance online has yet to translate into a successful strategy for connecting with shoppers in the real world, retail brokers and landlords said. “Running warehouses and shipping stuff efficiently is not the same …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Barnes & Noble opening 60 bookstores this year

Salon

Featuring bookstore hauls, book reviews and "spicy" recommendations, BookTok is one of the biggest communities on TikTok. Barnes & Noble opened 57 stores in 2024 and plans to open at least 60 in 2025, thanks in part to a boost from BookTok, Axios reports. If you’ve visited a Barnes & Noble recently, you might’ve noticed #BookTok shelves near the entrance, …

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2 months ago

Five trends in 2025 that e-commerce businesses need to leverage

The Independent

DHL Express UK is a Business Reporter client As we kick off the new year, it is clear that the trading landscape is being reshaped by the evolution of e-commerce and international trade. The global e-commerce market is projected to reach approximately $6.56 trillion by the end of 2025, marking a 7.8 per cent increase from the previous year. These …

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2 months ago

Morrisons sales surge amid growing grocery market share

The Independent

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2 months ago

Foxtons sees sales under offer surge to nine-year high

The Independent

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2 months ago

WHSmith 'could see job losses and store closures' as private equity suitors eye up £100million takeover of its High Street shops

Daily Mail

Thousands of WH Smith workers face uncertainty as private equity suitors eye a deal to take control of the retailer's high street shops. WHSmith's are typically found on high streets, as well as in stations and airports WH Smith, which sells stationary, books, and is home to many UK post offices, has round 500 stores in Britain and employs 5,000 …

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2 months ago

Uncertainty for WH Smith high street shops as private equity firms ponder deal

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of WH Smith workers …

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2 months, 1 week ago

WH Smith considers axing its high street stores after 230 years

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

WH Smith 'to sell ALL of its High Street shops' in massive deal 233 years after opening flagship store

Daily Mail

WH Smith is in talks to sell its entire high street business in Britain after 233 years. WH Smith, which sells stationary, books, and is home to many UK post offices, has round 500 stores in Britain and employs 5,000 people across the country WHSmith's are typically found on high streets, as well as in stations and airports Your browser …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Is Primark 'too expensive'? Shopping influencers say store is 'not what it used to be' as they flock to Shein and Temu - but brand insists customers still get the best deals

Daily Mail

It's difficult to imagine the great British high street without hoardes of shoppers lining up to secure bargains in the shoppers' favourite budget retailer, Primark. But amid fashion influencers' complaints that they feel the brand is more expensive than it once was, Primark insists shoppers won't find better deals 'anywhere else on the high street'. However, shoppers and experts have …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shoppers Stop shares surge 11% to 10-week high on healthy Q3 performance

Live Mint

Stock market today: Shares of Shoppers Stop, a leading department store with premier fashion and beauty brands, surged 11% in early morning trade on Wednesday, January 15 to a 10-week high of ₹688.70 per share after the company posted a healthy set of numbers for the December-ending quarter. The company’s 100%-owned subsidiary, Global SS Beauty Brands, clocked revenue of ₹78 …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Indie bookshops ‘buck the trend’ of retail gloom as store numbers stay high

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Warning as man falls ill after snapping up £5 bargain from B&M as partner says she'll NEVER shop there again

Daily Mail

A woman has said she will 'never shop at B&M again' after her bargain beers exploded over her family's Christmas dinner and made her partner, who is suffering from cancer, sick. Jane Proctor purchased three beers on Monday, December 23, from B&M at Western Avenue Retail Park in Cardiff. She told WalesOnline the beers were a Christmas treat for boyfriend …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Macy’s to close 66 stores across the country this year. See the full closure list

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

M&S vows to constrain price rises after Budget hit but warns task ‘not easy’

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Marks & Spencer sales surge over Christmas, boosted by bumper food division

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shoppers switch to Tesco as supermarket celebrates highest market share in almost a decade

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tesco and Sainsbury’s to shed light on Christmas sales performance

The Independent

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3 months ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Squeezing the life out of high streets

Daily Mail

There are many reasons for the slow, apparently inexorable decline of the British high street. One might think a government claiming to be pro-business and pro-growth would extend a helping hand to these beleaguered local retailers. A National Insurance hike, steep rise in the minimum wage and cut in the business rate discount will simply be too much for many …

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3 months ago

How Labour is wrecking the High Street as 13,000 shops close in one year

Daily Mail

Britain's high streets have been warned there is 'worse to come' this year after more than 13,000 shops closed their doors for good in 2024 – an increase of 28 per cent on the year before. Boarded-up shops in Blackpool as more than 13,000 stores closed their doors for good in 2024 Rows of boarded-up shops line the high street …

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Value-seekers drove 2024's retail trends and dead ends

The Independent

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3 months ago

'Shocking development': New York Times reporter reveals what is driving huge sales numbers

Raw Story

Consumers set a massive record in holiday sales as people finally began to feel the pressure of inflation ease, New York Times business and policy reporter Lauren Hirsch told MSNBC's Jessica Layton on Thursday. This follows a number of other reports from retailers showing healthy sales — and not just the traditionally solid online stores, they noted, but, in a …

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Last-minute Christmas shopping takes a dive as buyers feel the squeeze

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Buyer found for bankrupt retailer Blokker, but uncertainty remains for 3,500 workers

NL Times

The insolvency negotiators representing Blokker in its bankruptcy have found a buyer for the troubled Dutch retail chain. That buyer aims to "rebuild the Blokker formula in the coming period and to work together with the approximately 45 franchise branches," the curators said. When the 128-year-old retailer was declared bankrupt last month, the company had over 3,500 employees, an online …

Blokker

3 months, 1 week ago

Fashion chain owned by H&M launches closing down sale - see the full list of stores set to shut

Daily Mail

An iconic fashion chain owned by retail giant H&M is the latest to launch a closing down sale as a flurry of outlets struggle against high business rates and inflation. A list of the other stores who will merge with WeekDay - but whose future remains up in the air - are: London - 37 Carnaby St, Soho, W1F 7DT …

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3 months, 1 week ago

How shoppers can get their hands on Big Lots ‘going out of business’ sales

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3 months, 1 week ago

US discount retailer begins epic 'going out of business' sales as it prepares to close all locations

Daily Mail

Big Lots is beginning 'going out of business' sales at all its stores across the US, as it prepares to close its remaining locations. In a press release Thursday, the company said it would begin the sales at its 963 remaining locations, after a sale to a private equity firm fell through. Big Lots is beginning 'going out of business' …

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B&M plans more store openings as yearly sales jump

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