Marks & Spencer’s weak results earlier this week can be explained only in part by poor trading conditions on the high street; the rest of the explanation comes down to issues that are specific to M&S. Indeed, the trading period covers some more robust months of overall retail growth and M&S’s figures compare relatively badly with [...]
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Baking market on the rise
Our latest research has found that the market for cooking & baking products is one of the standout areas of growth in an otherwise lacklustre homewares market. Indeed, we forecast that over the next five years to 2016, the category will grow by around 9.4% to £1.14bn. Ironically, increased austerity has actually helped the category [...]