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Jul- 2018 -16 July
The Works to open 50 stores per year and plans to IPO
Discount retailer The Works has unveiled plans to float on the London Stock Exchange and open 50 new stores each…
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13 July
Bumper June footfall sees record increase of 11.4%
UK retailers benefited from record month-on-month growth in footfall for June, with a 11.4% increase in high street traffic compared…
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12 July
Long queues ‘costing retailers £12bn’
Long queues have been named the biggest turn-off for UK shoppers and could be costing retailers up to £12bn a…
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12 July
Hot weather springs profit warning at DFS
DFS has announced a profit warning, blaming poor sales performance on decreased high street footfall during the hot weather, disruption…
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10 July
Poundland founder prepares Poundworld bid after Chris Edwards pulls out
The founder of Poundland, Steve Smith, is preparing a bid for embattled rival Poundworld after Chris Edwards, the latter’s founder,…
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9 July
200,000 companies sued over business rates
Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year…
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6 July
UK Treasury rejects retailers’ business rates reform calls
The UK Treasury has today rejected calls from retailers who say business rates should be reformed to create a level…
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6 July
Retail sales fall for fifth consecutive month
Retail sales fell for the fifth month in a row in June, data from BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker has…
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5 July
England/Colombia World Cup win scores UK a £1.3bn economy boost
England’s penalty shootout victory against Colombia has given the UK economy a £1.33bn boost according to new figures. The figures…
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4 July
BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…
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