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Health & Beauty
Boots welcomes ‘record’ beauty sales over Christmas period
Boots has revealed that for the three months to 28 February, Christmas trading brought a “record-breaking” performance for its beauty…
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Economy
Shop price inflation grows to 8.9% in March
The British Retail Consortium found that for the first seven days of March annual shop price inflation increased to 8.9%…
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Features
It’s always someone’s birthday: gift cards remain evergreen
Inflation and rising living costs have turned consumers into paranoid penny-pinchers, who are cautiously awaiting the next fiscal catastrophe to…
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Health & Beauty
Boots owner eyes sale or float by year’s end
Boots faces being sold or floated by the end of 2023, following US boss’ wish to separate the global pharmacy…
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Economy
Retail sales rise 1.2% in February
The ONS has reported today (24 March) that retail sales for February have increased by an estimated 1.2%, following a…
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DIY
Wickes FY profits fall despite growing sales
Wickes has revealed that pre-tax profits dropped to £40.3m after absorbing non-recurring costs of £35.1m, despite reporting a like-for-like increase…
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Electrical
Currys raises staff pay for fourth time in 18 months
Currys has announced an additional rise for hourly paid store colleagues in the UK from £10.35 per hour to £10.50,…
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Online & Digital
Amazon to axe a further 9,000 jobs
Amazon has plans to cut a further 9,000 jobs in the areas of cloud computing and advertising as a way…
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Analysis
Private equity is changing supermarkets
After being dethroned as one of the Big Four supermarkets by Aldi in late 2022, Morrison’s most recent blow came…
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Clothing & Shoes
Sweaty Betty CEO and COO to step down amid takeover
Sweaty Betty has revealed that chief executive Julia Straus and chief operating officer Mark Smith will be stepping down from…
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