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Apr- 2022 -27 April
Coca Cola Q1 revenues hit £8.37bn
The Coca-Cola Company has reported its revenues surged 16% to $10.5bn (£8.37bn) in the three months ended 1 April 2022…
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27 April
May deadline set for Boots takeover bids
A deadline of May 16 has been set for final bids for Boots, according to Sky News. The company’s owner…
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26 April
Footfall declines 7% in post-Easter slump
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -7% last week from the week before, with a drop of -10.2% in…
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25 April
Reebok owner enters race to buy Ted Baker
Authentic Brands Group (ABG), The US-based brand licensing empire which includes Reebok and a controlling stake in David Beckham’s consumer…
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21 April
Card Factory agrees on revised £150m refinancing
Card Factory has confirmed it has completed a £150m refinancing of the group, as it continues to take action to…
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20 April
Footfall rises in lead up to Easter, but drops during weekend
Footfall during the period from Monday (11 April) to Thursday (14 April) leading up to Easter rose from the week…
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12 April
Retail sales slow as consumer confidence wanes
Total sales increased by 3.1% in March, dropping below the three-month average growth of 6.9% and the 12-month average growth…
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11 April
Scotch & Soda to open London flagship store amid global expansion
Scotch and Soda has announced it will open a flagship store in London, amid a global expansion which will see…
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8 April
Selfridges unveils ‘shop of the future’ concept store
Selfridges has announced its new “shop of the future” concept, ‘Supermarket’, a four-week retail experiment at The Corner Shop in…
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7 April
Springboard warns of ‘calm before the storm’ as March footfall improves
Footfall strengthened noticeably in March to -15.3% below 2019, a bounce from -20.7% in February 2022, according to Springboard. Footfall…
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