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Oct- 2019 -29 October
Boots Q4 sales slip amid ‘challenging’ retail market
Health and beauty retailer Boots has reported a 2.1% decrease in sales in its fourth-quarter results, ending 31 August 2019.…
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28 October
Mothercare appoints KPMG as advisers
Mothercare has appointed ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm KPMG as advisers to help assess its options for its embattled retail business.…
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28 October
Arcadia to move Topshop logistics to Daventry warehouse
Sir Phillip Green is allegedly moving Topshop and Topman’s logistics to Daventey distribution centre Arcadia announced over the summer that…
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28 October
Forever 21 to shutter all UK stores next year
Fashion retailer Forever 21 has confirmed it will close its three UK stores in London, Liverpool and Birmingham next year.…
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24 October
Sports Direct appoints RSM UK as new auditor
Sports Direct has announced the appointment of RSM UK Group as its new auditor with immediate effect. It ends a…
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23 October
UK retailers store profit margins halved since 2011, study finds
A new report by global professional services firm Alvarez and Marsal, in partnership with Retail Economics, has shown that store-based…
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22 October
Wilko strikes called off after staff accept ‘improved’ work rota
Strike action by GMB members at Wilko have been called off after staff accepted a new deal offered by the…
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21 October
Bonmarché enters administration putting 2,900 jobs at risk
Womenswear retailer Bonmarché has entered administration, resulting in around 2,900 jobs being placed at risk including 200 at its head…
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17 October
WH Smith to acquire US travel retailer in £312m deal
WH Smith has agreed a deal to acquire US-based travel retailer Marshall Retail Group (MRG) in a £312m deal. WH…
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16 October
Jessops owner preparing to call in administrators
Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones, owner of camera retailer Jessops, is planning to call in administrators in an attempt to…
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