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High Street
Microsoft to take on Amazon in checkout-free showdown
Microsoft is reportedly working on technology to cut out cashiers and checkout queues in shops in the first challenge to…
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High Street
World Cup sticker price rise sees newsagent distributor CEO resign
Mark Cashmore, the CEO of Connect newsagent distributors, has left the company after it saw shares plummet by 66% (an…
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Department Stores
M&S reprimanded by ASA over Christmas claim
M&S has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after they claimed that they were the only “supermarket where…
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High Street
Almost half of consumers prefer independent stores
New research has found that nearly half (42%) of consumers would shop with an independent retailer because they prefer to…
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Clothing & Shoes
Henri Lloyd to slash 128 jobs despite coming out of administration
Henri Lloyd is to be brought out of administration by a company called Aligro UK Limited, and it will continue…
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Clothing & Shoes
Henri Lloyd enters administration with 31 stores set to close
Henri Lloyd has announced it has entered administration which will see 31 stores close and a large amount of jobs…
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Economy
Tesco CEO blames business rates for decline of the high street
Dave Lewis the CEO of Tesco has said that business rates have played a “large part” in the decline of…
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M&A
Amazon to show 20 Premier League matches a season
Amazon has announced it has won a broadcast package to show 20 Premier League matches per season from the 2019…
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Clothing & Shoes
Joules 18% sales boost defies high street blues
Clothing retailer Joules has announced a rise in revenue for the year up to May 27 of 18% on figures…
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Economy
Poundworld buyer pulls out
The future of discount retailer Poundworld has been cast into doubt following Alteri Investors withdrawal from their buyout. Other bidders…
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