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Feb- 2023 -16 February
Wilko to axe over 400 jobs as sales fall
Wilko is reportedly set to axe over 400 jobs across the company as part of plans to cut costs amid…
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15 February
Lush appoints new UK&I head of retail
Lush has announced the appointment of Kasey Swithenbank as the brand’s new head of retail for the UK and Ireland. …
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14 February
Footfall surges 9% amid city centre recovery
Footfall across all UK retail destinations surged +9.1% annually, with a week-on-week footfall boost of +1.6% as office workers returned…
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13 February
Paperchase unsecured creditors left with £20m bill
Paperchase’s unsecured creditors have been stuck with a £20m bill from its period in administration, according to The Times, after…
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10 February
Watches of Switzerland falls short of expectations amid Christmas strikes
Watches of Switzerland has reported that its revenues increased 17% to £407m in the 13 weeks to January 29 this…
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9 February
Boux Avenue and Ryman face ‘uncertainty’ over refinancing
Theo Paphitis Retail Group, the parent company of Boux Avenue, Ryman and Robert Dyas, has warned that some of its…
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9 February
Seasalt partners with Reskinned for new takeback and resale scheme
Seasalt has announced it has partnered with Reskinned, to launch a new takeback and resale scheme. As part of the…
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8 February
Wilko launches click-and-collect in UK stores
Wilko has launched a click-and-collect service that will be available in all of its UK stores. The introduction of this…
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7 February
Victorian Plumbing appoints new CFO
Victorian Plumbing Group has revealed that Paul Meehan, the group’s chief financial officer, is set to step down and will…
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2 February
John Lewis customer director steps down amid role consolidation
John Lewis has announced it is consolidating its customer relations management, with Charlotte Lock taking on the newly created role…
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