After a busy Easter/good-weather-fuelled April lifting spring, retail footfall was much more sedate in May. Last month, retail footfall fell marginally, by 0.4%, compared to a year ago in all UK retail destinations, according to MRI Software’s latest data. Photo: Pexels The dip was driven by a 1.1% fall in high street activity, but at least…
Ermenegildo Zegna Group announced on Thursday steady revenues for the first quarter, as strong direct-to-consumer sales offset a slump in wholesale revenues. See catwalkZegna – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Menswear – Italie – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The Italian group saide total revenues fell 0.9% to €458.8 million for the first quarter ending March 31. By brand,…
Living any portion of your life online increases the likelihood of the digital jump scare: spotting an ex on a dating app, say, or receiving a LinkedIn invitation from a childhood nemesis. But neither compares to the minefield that is Facebook and Instagram’s “On This Day” feature, which highlights old posts. Remember the heartbreak? The…
John Lewis Partnership’s (JLP) results for the year to the end of January showed the retailer in recovery mode. Although it’s not yet at peak performance, it’s clearly on the way back. John Lewis/SS Daley With its unaudited results on Thursday, it talked of “transformation delivering solid progress” as profit before tax and exceptional items tripled…
