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Nov- 2019 -14 November
UK retail sales fall ‘unexpectedly’ in October
UK retail sales “unexpectedly” decreased by 0.1% in October, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).…
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14 November
Card Factory sales boosted by group expansion
Card Factory welcomed a strong performance this financial year, with a 5% rise in group sales in the year to…
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13 November
The Co-op to open seven new stores in Scotland
The Co-op has announced it is set to launch seven new stores in Scotland this month, as part of a…
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13 November
£2.9bn investment set to ‘transform’ London’s Oxford Street
The New West End Company, the representative of Oxford, Bond and Regent Street businesses, has announced the 1,000 day countdown…
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12 November
KKR makes £70bn buyout proposal for Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of high street drug store chain Boots, has reportedly received a £70bn buyout offer…
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12 November
B&M profits plunge by 70% due to ‘disappointing’ German partner
Discount retailer, B&M has reported a 70% drop in profits from £59.5m to £32.3m during the first half of the…
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12 November
Retail staff ‘abused or assaulted’ over 21 times a year, says Usdaw
An average shop worker is verbally abused, threatened or assaulted more than 21 times a year, according to a new…
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12 November
Greggs raises profit forecast as sales jump 12.4%
Bakery chain Greggs has upped its profit forecast for 2019 after it reported “very strong trading” as its total sales…
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11 November
Clintons could close up to 66 stores
Greeting cards retailer, Clintons, has revealed plans to shut one in five of its UK stores, and is looking to…
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11 November
Brexit woes and wet weather dampen October footfall
Retail footfall faced further decline in the month of October, according to new figures from the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies…
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