As the retail sector continues to open up and shoppers start to venture out, here are my choices of this weeks retail highs and lows;

  • Face coverings to be compulsory in shops in England from July 24th.  Scotland already has this in place.
  • Fashion sales dropped 20%+ last month despite online surge.
  • Primark rejects £30M windfall with John Lewis Partnership set to follow.
  • Surging Gymshark is target for private equity firms.  
  • Halfords eyes 60 store closures despite rising sales.
  • DFS cuts jobs as it swings to full year loss.
  • More expensive fashion & video game prices drives higher inflation.
  • Primark upbeat as trading recovers in recent weeks.
  • Dune opens first post lockdown new store at CentreMK in Milton Keynes.
  • Recreational shopping is over says ChannelMum survey.
  • Kurt Geiger owned Shoeaholics to launch stores after online success.
  • Aldi UK ramps up home delivery offering.
  • Dixons Carphone posts slump in full year profits.
  • Online sales at Dunelm double.
  • Next in line for Victoria's Secret UK franchise.
  • Poundland reveals ecommerce pilot as part of transformation scheme.
  • ASOS has good Q1 despite lockdown and can now payback furlough grants.
  • Dobbies & Sainsburys launch grocery partnership.
  • John Lewis launches personal shopping via zoom


Key themes of the week - face coverings, recovery, new stores.  It certainly feels like there is more positivity within the sector than recent weeks.

Key article of the week - https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/07/house-of-fraser-store-to-be-converted-into-multi-million-pound-retail-centre/

Key question of the week - Are we starting to see green shoots within the retail sector?

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