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Jun- 2019 -10 June
Games Workshop announces bonuses of £5m as profits hit at least £80m
Games Workshop has announced its staff are to receive bonuses totaling £5m, as it expects full-year profit before tax to…
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10 June
Footfall ‘plummets’ in May
Footfall declined by 3.5% in May, compared with the same point last year when it declined by 0.4%, according to…
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10 June
Waterstones’ owner acquires Barnes and Noble in £538m deal
Elliott Management, owner of book retailer Waterstones, has announced the acquisition of US book retailer Barnes and Noble for $683m…
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7 June
Arcadia amends CVA agreement to appease landlords
Retail company Arcadia has amended the rental reductions for the seven company voluntary agreement (CVA), which are needed for the…
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6 June
Arcadia delays creditors’ meeting
Retail company Arcadia has delayed its planned creditors meetings to vote on the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with the revised…
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6 June
‘Huge’ spike in retail job vacancies, says CV-library
The amount of jobs on offer in the retail sector jumped by 56.9% in May. That’s according to the latest…
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5 June
Mike Ashley makes £51.9m offer for Game after increasing stake
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has made a £51.9m offer for the gaming retailer Game Digital after it increasing its stake…
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5 June
Philip Green reaches agreement with pensions regulator
Arcadia owner Philip Green has reached an agreement with The Pensions Regulator in order to aid the restructure of the…
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5 June
Card Factory sees Q1 sales rise 6%
Card Factory has reported a 6.4% rise in total group sales during the first quarter of the year thanks to…
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4 June
Retail sales in May see ‘biggest decline on record’
Sales decreased by 2.7% in May on a total basis, excluding Easter distortions, making it the “worst decline” since records…
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