Economy
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Nov- 2019 -22 November
The Hut Group secures £510m debt facility to boost beauty investment
The Hut Group has secured a £510m of debt issuance with a seven-year maturity to help boost its digital and…
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18 November
Conservatives pledge business rates review
The Conservative Party has pledged a business rates review which aims to “reduce the burden” on UK businesses, as part…
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15 November
Boris Johnson pledges to invest in ‘left behind’ communities if Tories win
The Conservative party has proposed to reduce business rates for smaller businesses, in order to support “left-behind” towns, if they…
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14 November
Burberry profits rise despite Hong Kong protests ‘dampening’ sales
Burberry has posted pre-tax profit of £193m for the half-year to 28 September, despite recent protests in Hong Kong dampening…
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13 November
British Land profits slip in half-year results
British Land has reported a decrease in pre-tax profits for its first half, as its underlying pre-tax profits dropped from…
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4 November
Mothercare to appoint administrators, placing 2,500 jobs at risk
Mothercare has announced that it will appoint administrators, less than 18 months since it launched a CVA. The children’s company,…
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Oct- 2019 -31 October
Consumer confidence drops further in October
Gfk’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index decreased two points to -14 in October. The measure for the general economic situation of…
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31 October
Schuh pre-tax profits fall by £7m amid ‘extremely challenging year’
Schuh has reported a £7m fall in pre-tax profits to £6.1m attributed to a second consecutive year of “extremely challenging”…
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31 October
Treasury Committee urges MPs to reform ‘broken’ business rates
The government has been urged to fix the “broken” business rates system as it is continuing to affect high street…
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30 October
Shop prices decrease again in October
Shop price deflation decelerated to 0.4% in October from -0.6% in September, according to new figures from the British Retail…
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