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Sep- 2020 -9 September
Travis Perkins profits slump 80%
Travis Perkins has reported a 80.9% decrease in adjusted operating profits to £42m for the half-year period ended 30 June…
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8 September
JD Sports revenues slide in half-year results
JD Sports has reported a 6.5% decrease in total revenue to £2.5bn during the half-year period ended 1 August 2020.…
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3 September
Shop prices fall in August
Shop Prices fell by 1.6% in August compared to a decrease of 1.3% in July, according to new data from…
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3 September
Retail vacancy rate reaches six-year high
Retail shop vacancies have reached a six-year high due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research…
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2 September
EOHO boosts retail footfall in last week of August
Footfall across all UK retail destinations rose by 6% over the week ended 29 August, according to the latest figures…
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1 September
Mike Ashley warns PM of rates review delay
Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has reportedly written to prime minister Boris Johnson warning of the “disastrous consequences” if the government…
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1 September
Moss Bros mulls possible CVA
Moss Bros is reportedly consdering a CVA after calling in advisers, following a ban on large weddings and events such…
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Aug- 2020 -28 August
Pret a Manger to cut 2,800 jobs
Pret a Manger has confirmed it is to cut 2,800 high street jobs as part of a restructuring following almost…
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26 August
Retail jobs in sharpest fall since 2009
Retail employment fell at the fastest rate since February 2009 in the year to August, with an even sharper decline…
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25 August
UK footfall accelerates fourfold
Footfall in UK retail destinations rose by 4.1% last week against the week before, marking a “significant” acceleration in the…
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