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Retail figures for goods bought during the last month of 2012 grew by 0.3 per cent over the same period in 2011, but fell over the month before.
Entertainment retailer HMV has entered administration and become the latest high street casualty.
The Hut Group has followed up on a fundraising completed back in June by securing a further £9 million.
The number of retail insolvencies in the UK has grown by 6 per cent over figures from 2011, new research shows.
Venture capital firm Octopus Investments has backed a business set up by two former Amazon executives.
The Olympics has failed to produce a rise in sales for mid-tier retailers, despite a record haul of medals for the Great Britain team.
A higher percentage of jobs than stores are being saved, according to a study of major UK retail insolvencies.
Dragons' Den investor Theo Paphitis has acquired hardware chain Robert Dyas for an undisclosed amount.
Turnaround investor Endless has completed its second deal in a week by snapping up struggling business Bathstore, a UK bathroom retailer.
Furniture retailer Zutux has closed a funding round with the North West Fund, a regional specific investor.
The investor behind the turnaround deal for Comet has taken on Game Group.
The high street slump has led to the video games trader taking the step to suspend its shares.
