Stricter returns policies could cost UK retailers £34bn in lost sales, research warns
UK retailers could be sleepwalking into a £34.1 billion hole in annual sales by tightening their returns policies, with new research suggesting that the very...
Worldpay outage leaves pubs and shops scrambling for cash during England match
Thousands of shoppers and football fans were forced back to notes and coins on Tuesday night after a power outage at Worldpay, one of the...
Manchester debt firm fined £300,000 for bombarding vulnerable people with 5.5 million spam texts and fake bailiff threats
A Manchester company has been hit with one of the largest nuisance marketing fines in recent years after it deliberately targeted people already struggling with...
From feed to footfall: social media now drives 1.7 billion high street visits a year
Far from luring shoppers away from the high street, social media is sending them through the door in their millions. New research from American Express...
Europe May 2026: BEVs up 39.1%, Chinese up 105.3%, Dacia Sandero now best-seller YTD
BYD sales are up 141.4% across Europe, the brand outsells Ford for the first time. According to Dataforce, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) edges...
Who could be the UK’s next chancellor?
With Sir Keir Starmer standing down, Andy Burnham, the newly elected MP for Makerfield, looks all but certain to become the next prime minister. The...