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Aug- 2019 -13 August
Dr Martens profits soar in full-year results
Profits and sales at footwear retailer Dr Martens continued to rise last year, EBITDA for the period soared by 70%…
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12 August
KPMG brought in by Schuh
Footwear retailer Schuh has called in accounting firm KPMG to assess its options after a “tough trading” period. According to…
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12 August
Shop vacancies at highest rate in four years
The number of vacant stores across the UK’s high streets has hit the highest level in over four years. According…
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12 August
Abercrombie and Fitch appoints new director
Fashion retail brand Abercrombie and Fitch has appointed Felix Carbullido as an independent director. Carbullido joined Abercrombie and Fitch on…
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11 August
Amazon launches latest Clicks and Mortar store in Edinburgh
Small Business support network Enterprise Nation, in partnership with Amazon, Square and Direct Line for Business, have opened its third…
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8 August
Mixed footfall performance in July
Footfall figures decline by 3.8% in July, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Retail Traffic…
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8 August
Adidas shares dip despite double-digit growth
Sportswear retailer Adidas saw shares dip by 2.3% in early trading today (8 August), despite the company’s operating profit growing…
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7 August
Boots to trial in-store interpretation service
Health and beauty retailer Boots is trialing an interpretation service for non-English speaking pharmacy patients, starting in five stores across…
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7 August
Sports Direct is not a business ‘in crisis’, claims exec
Sports Direct’s head of elevation, Michael Murray, has moved to quash rumours that Sports Direct was in “crisis” in an…
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6 August
July consumer spending hits record low
UK consumer spending in the month of July fell to a record low despite the good weather, according to the…
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