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Supermarkets
Morrisons welcomes ‘strong’ festive trading
Morrisons has welcomed “strong” sales over the Christmas and New Year period, with group like-for-like sales rising to 9.3% over…
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News
Aldi pledges £3.5bn towards UK suppliers
Aldi has outlined plans to increase its spending on UK-made food and drink by £3.5bn by 2025, as part of…
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Coronavirus
Boxing Day sales set to plummet for third year in a row
Retailers must prepare to be “hard hit” during this year’s Boxing Day sales period, with spending expected to be down…
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Coronavirus
Labour calls for high street Fightback Fund
Labour has urged the government to “stand up for businesses” through a Hospitality and High Streets Fightback Fund, aimed at…
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Advice
Four positive signals of a happy new year for retailers in 2021
The resilience of retail has been a remarkable success story of 2020 in the face of continuing huge challenges. The…
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News
DFS sales bolstered by soaring online business
DFS has announced that sales were up by 19% in the half-year ended 13 December 2020, while online sales soared…
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Coronavirus
Tier 4 will bring ‘severe’ consequences to retail sector, warns BRC
Retail will face “severe” consequences in light of heightened restrictions across much of the UK, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)…
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News
John Lewis Partnership appoints Rita Clifton CBE as deputy chair
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that Rita Clifton CBE has been appointed as the group’s next deputy chairman. Clifton…
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News
Internet Fusion create a packaging process that is over 99% plastic-free
Internet Fusion Group, a leading lifestyle e-commerce retailer with brands such as Surfdome and Country Attire, have created a sustainable…
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Coronavirus
Restrictions widen as millions enter Tier 3
UK government officials have announced that the majority of the South East and East of England will enter Tier 3…
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