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May- 2022 -20 May
Retail sales rise by 1.4% in April
Retail sales volumes rose by 1.4% in April 2022 following a fall of 1.2% in March 2022, with sales volumes…
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19 May
French Connection launches own rental service
Global retailer French Connection has become the first major fashion brand to launch an on-demand rental service for latest-season stock…
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19 May
M&S warns chancellor of potential ‘damage’ of online sales tax
Marks and Spencer has penned a letter to the chancellor warning of the potential damage an online sales tax would…
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17 May
Shaftesbury acquires £27.5m Soho leasehold
Shaftesbury has announced that it has acquired a 200 year ungeared leasehold interest in Soho for £27.5m, allowing the creation…
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16 May
Jollyes unveils manager for new Stirling store amid recruitment drive
Jollyes has named the manager for its latest store in Stirling as recruitment for new colleagues gets underway. The new…
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16 May
Post-Covid UK Footfall recovery worsens
Footfall in UK retail destinations declined by -0.7% last week from the week before, a consequence of drops in footfall…
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16 May
Tapestry sees Q3 net sales hit £1.17bn
Tapestry, the owner of luxury accessories and lifestyle brands including Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, has seen its net…
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16 May
Walgreens snaps up £4bn dividend from UK arm
Walgreens Boots Alliance has reportedly extracted more than $5.3bn (£4.3bn) of dividends from its UK holding companies. According to The…
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13 May
Pandora invests $100m into new crafting facility
Pandora has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new jewellery crafting facility in Vietnam which will see the…
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12 May
Bloom & Wild unveils first ever retail pop-ups
Bloom and Wild has announced it will host a series of pop-up shops for the first time, available from 26…
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