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Clothing & Shoes
Ted Baker delays FY results amid further Covid-19 disruption
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has delayed the release of its full-year results for a third time due to the impact…
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High Street
Half term and warm weather boosts footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.6% last week from the week before, including a 17.4% increase in high…
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Online & Digital
Amazon Small Business Accelerator launches exporting bootcamps
Amazon has announced the first two exporting events in a series with the Department for International Trade providing startups, and…
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Clothing & Shoes
Fashion and lifestyle sales almost double in May
Lifestyle and fashion retailers recorded strong performances through the first full month of post-lockdown activity with sustained online sales helping…
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High Street
Indoor hospitality reopening fails to boost May footfall
The reopening of indoor hospitality has failed to give a significant boost to high street footfall, according to Springboard’s May…
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Comment
Online retailers are in danger of being overwhelmed by increased orders – Automation is the answer
Online retailers are facing a major crisis. Since Covid-19 hit, reduced headcount and social distancing practices within the walls of…
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Amazon to become UK’s largest retailer by 2025, study finds
Amazon is to overtake Tesco as the UK’s largest retailer within the next four years, with UK sales expected to…
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Supermarkets
Poundland owner debuts on Warsaw Stock Exchange
Poundland owner the Pepco Group has made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange with an implied initial market capitalisation…
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Online & Digital
Sosandar raises £5m in share in placing
Online womenswear brand Sosandar has revealed it has raised over £5m through an “oversubscribed” share offering. The AIM-listed company proposed…
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Department Stores
John Lewis chair calls for rates rethink to help ‘level’ up retail
John Lewis chair Sharon White has called for chancellor Rishi Sunak to scrap the business rates system in favour of…
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