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High Street
WHSmith to open 37 Toys’R’Us ‘shop-in-shops’
WHSmith has announced that it is set to open 37 new Toys“R”Us outlets inside its stores. It comes after the…
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Clothing & Shoes
Next ups guidance again as it closes in on £1bn profit
Next has announced that it has upped its full-year profit guidance by £15m, up to £995m, as it closes in…
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News
Today’s news in brief-18/9/24
UK inflation held steady at 2.2% in August, unchanged from July and slightly above the Bank of England’s 2% target.…
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Online & Digital
Moonpig to meet full-year guidance despite market challenges
Moonpig has revealed that it expects to hit its guidance for FY25 despite the ongoing “challenging environment” and consumers pulling…
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News
Today’s news in brief-17/9/24
THG (The Hut Group) has announced plans to potentially demerge its technology arm, THG Ingenuity. This move follows the group’s…
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DIY
Kingfisher HY profits improve despite weak sales
B&Q owner Kingfisher has revealed that its statutory pre-tax profits rose 2.3% to £324m for the six months ended 31…
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News
Today’s news in brief-16/9/24
The New West End Company (NWEC) has reported that the removal of tax-free shopping cost West End retailers £220m in…
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Luxury Goods
Tourist Tax cost retailers £220m in H1, says NWEC
The loss of tax-free shopping cost West End retailers £220m in unrealised sales in the first half of 2024, according…
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News
Today’s news in brief-13/9/24
Logistics UK warned that new EU fingerprint and facial recognition checks for non-EU passengers at Dover could cause delays, impacting…
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High Street
Retail industry is overtaxed, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has claimed that the retail industry is overtaxed compared with other sectors of the economy…
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