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Economy
Retail theft hits highest rate in 20 years
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that there were over 400,000 incidents of shoplifting in the year to…
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News
Today’s news in brief-25/1/24
Halfords reported that its Q3 total revenues were up 1.6%, with a 2.0% increase on a like-for-like basis. However, December…
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Clothing & Shoes
Dr Martens Q3 revenue drops 21% to £267.1m
Dr Martens has revealed that its revenues dropped 21% to £267.1m in the three months ended 31 December 2023. Alongside…
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News
Today’s news in brief-24/1/24
The Chair of B&M, Peter Bamford, has confirmed his retirement this calendar year after serving in the role since March…
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Government
BRC launches ‘Manifesto for Retail’ ahead of General Election
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced the launch of its “Manifesto for Retail” ahead of the anticipated General Election…
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News
Today’s news in brief-23/1/24
Boohoo has changed its leadership as Shaun McCabe has stepped down as CFO, and Stephen Morana has been appointed as…
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Supermarkets
Morrisons nears £2.5bn sale of forecourt business
Morrisons is reportedly close to agreeing a deal to sell its forecourts business to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) in a…
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News
Today’s news in brief- 22/1/24
John Lewis, as part of its turnaround strategy, has reportedly alerted employees to the possibility of smaller pay rises. The…
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Features
Why is healthy food so expensive?
Why do you think that supermarkets do so many promotions on healthy foods? Well, it’s profitable, it drives volume and…
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Supermarkets
Sainsbury’s boss backs tougher retail crime laws
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has backed calls for tougher laws to protect shop workers from abuse and physical attacks. Roberts…
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