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Mar- 2019 -15 March
Jobs and stores could go as Green considers Arcadia restructure
Sir Philip Green is preparing to unveil a company voluntary agreement (CVA) for Arcadia in a matter of weeks, Sky…
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14 March
DFS revenues jump 29.1% in H1 results
Furniture retailer DFS has reported a 29.1% increase in group revenue to £422.3m for the 22 weeks ending 30 December…
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11 March
Feb footfall signals 15th month of decline
Footfall fell by 2% in February, a significant decline compared with the previous year, when it fell by 0.2%, and marks the fifteenth consecutive month of decline.…
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8 March
Mike Ashley moves to take control of Debenhams
Mike Ashley has announced plans to remove all the directors at Debenhams, except Rachel Osborne who was appointed in September,…
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6 March
Findel rejects Sports Direct’s takeover bid
Findel’s board of directors has unanimously rejected Sports Direct’s £139m bid it has, saying the offer “significantly undervalues” the company.…
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5 March
February retail growth hit by ‘Brexit uncertainty’
February retail growth was hit by “Brexit uncertainty” according to the BRC as on a total basis, sales increased by…
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1 March
Business rates appeals drop under ‘complicated’ system
Businesses are struggling with the new ‘check challenge appeal’ (CCA) business rates appeals system, according to rating experts at Colliers…
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Feb- 2019 -28 February
Shop workers face highest risk of redundancy, report finds
Retail workers are more likely to be made redundant and face a longer duration of unemployment compared with employees in…
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26 February
Angling Direct acquires Chapmans Angling for £1.4m
Angling Direct, the specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer, has acquired fishing tackle retailer Chapmans Angling for £1.4m payable in…
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25 February
Jack Wills to sell four stores in order to cut costs
Fashion retailer, Jack Wills is to sell four stores in order to make up for a store expansion which saw…
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