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Apr- 2025 -14 April
Hilco closes in on Lakeland deal
Family-owned homeware retailer Lakeland is close to being acquired by high-street investment firm Hilco Capital, according to reports from Sky…
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8 April
Clintons returns to FY profit following store closures
Clintons has returned to profit following a period of store closures and job losses, with pre-tax profits rising to £8.1m…
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4 April
Nearly half of all retail staff worked while unwell last year
Nearly half (46%) of retail staff worked while unwell at the end of last year, which is 5% higher than…
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4 April
Carphone Warehouse founder to invest £5m in Jigsaw
Carphone Warehouse co-founder, David Ross, is reportedly investing about £5m in Jigsaw, which will result in him becoming the fashion…
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3 April
Co-op FY profits soar sixfold but warns of cost pressures ahead
Co-op has seen its full-year pre-tax profits rise by nearly sixfold, soaring by £133m to £161m, up from £28m the…
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Mar- 2025 -31 March
Majestic agrees to acquire Enotria&Coe
Majestic, the UK specialist wine retailer, has entered into a formal agreement to acquire the premium wines and spirits supplier,…
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31 March
Pets at Home warns of profit drop in FY26
Pets at Home has revealed that it expects its retail profits to drop in FY26 to within a range of…
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28 March
WHSmith agrees sale of high street arm to Modella Capital in £76m deal
Modella Capital has announced that it has acquired the UK high street operations of WHSmith, business based on an enterprise…
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27 March
Campaign urges Next, M&S and JD Sports to pay real living wage
The likes of Axa and Scottish Widows are backing campaign group ShareAction in its effort to make major high street…
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25 March
WH Smith completes refinancing amid plans to sell high street arm
WH Smith has successfully completed a refinancing, which includes its first US Private Placement (USPP) as well as a new…
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