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Nov- 2018 -9 November
Gap between retail closures and openings continue to widen, says PwC
A combination of growth in online shopping, shift to in-home leisure, heightened restructuring activity and ongoing digitisation of services has…
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6 November
Pandora reduces FY expectations amid ‘unsatisfactory Q3’
Pandora has reduced its full-year expectations after experiencing an “unsatisfactory” third quarter in 2018. In Q3 group revenue decreased 3%…
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6 November
Marks and Spencer half-year profits expected to drop
M&S is expected to report a double-digit drop in its half-year profits next week, according to predictions by City analysts.…
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2 November
RSPH names Grimsby as ‘unhealthiest UK high street’
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has named Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, as the ‘unhealthiest UK high street’. The…
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2 November
WHSmith fined £337,500 after customer falls through trapdoor
Newsagent chain WHSmith has been fined £337,500 after a customer fell almost three metres through a trapdoor, suffering serious injuries.…
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1 November
Pets at Home appoints former Argos boss as COO
Pets at Home has appointed David Robinson as COO of retail and Jane Balmain as interim CEO of the Vet…
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1 November
Mothercare culls 200 head office jobs
Mothercare has axed around 200 staff from its head office in an attempt to cut costs and save up to…
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1 November
600 jobs at risk as Crawshaws enters administration
Meat retailer Crawshaws has announced it has entered administration, putting 600 jobs at risk across its 42 stores. A Crawshaws…
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Oct- 2018 -31 October
‘Brexit anxieties’ lead to decrease in consumer confidence in October
Growth from Knowledge’s (GfK) long-running consumer confidence index decreased by one point to -10 in October 2018, amid consumer anxieties…
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31 October
Argos and John Lewis Christmas toy lists create surge in interest
A new study has found interest in this year’s “must-have” Christmas toys surged by almost eight times, following the publication…
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