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Sep- 2021 -27 September
Applications open for Northern Irish £100 high street voucher scheme
Northern Ireland economy minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the portal for applications to the high street voucher scheme has…
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23 September
Eve Sleep on course to meet expectations as rebuild strategy takes hold
Bed and mattress retailer Eve Sleep has revealed it is on course to meet its financial expectations for the year…
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23 September
DFS returns to profit in FY21
Furniture retailer DFS has announced that it has returned to profitability in its latest results for the 52-week period ending…
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22 September
Abercrombie & Fitch opens Regent Street store
Abercrombie and Fitch has announced it is opening a new store located at 150 Regent Street, in the heart of…
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22 September
Pret unveils £100m expansion plan despite losses
Pret A Manger has unveiled plans to double the size of its business within the next five years, as it…
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21 September
Four in five shops to shut without business rates reform, says BRC
Some 83% of retailers would reportedly be forced to close shops without the introduction of a business rates reform as…
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20 September
Gap to return to the UK with new Next partnership
Next has announced that it has finalised an agreement with Gap to manage the business in the UK and Ireland…
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17 September
BIRA calls on gov to appeal card payment fees
British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has added its voice to a group of trade bodies appealing for parliament to intervene…
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17 September
Retail sales fall 0.9% in August, ONS reveals
Retail sales volumes fell by 0.9% in August 2021, marking the second consecutive month-on-month decline, according to the latest Office…
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15 September
BRC urges gov to act now to stop shop worker abuse
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling on the government to honour the commitment it made in the House of…
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