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Nov- 2021 -9 November
October consumer spending up 14.2%, Barclaycard reveals
Consumer card spending grew by 14.2% in October, compared with the same period in 2019, according to the latest data…
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9 November
Footfall drops 11.6% as half-term boost ends
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined -9.3% last week from the week before, according to the latest data from Springboard.…
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8 November
Cake Box sees H1 profits rise to £3.7m
Dessert specialist Cake Box has revealed that pre-tax profits rose to £3.7m from £1.66m for the six month period ending…
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5 November
£1.2bn to be spent in West End this Christmas, says NWEC
Despite a “strong recovery in footfall”, West End retailers are facing a “challenging festive period” due to the continued absence…
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5 November
Dobbies opens third little dobbies in London
Dobbies Garden Centres has announced the opening of its third little dobbies store in London, located in Richmond, as it…
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2 November
Shoe Zone raises FY21 profit guidance amid ‘better than expected’ trading
Shoe Zone has raised its pre-tax profit expectations for the full-year ending 2 October 2021 after seeing “better than expected”…
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Oct- 2021 -28 October
Co-op rebrands to Co-op26 in bid to ‘spark’ climate conversations
Co-op has announced it has rebranded a small number of stores to Co-op26, in a bid to initiate conversations about…
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28 October
Toys”R”Us set to make UK return
Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us are set to make a return to the UK after its parent company, WHP Global signed a…
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26 October
Footfall declines in lead up to half-term
Footfall across retail destinations declined by -1.5% across the UK in the last week, according to retail intelligence experts Springboard.…
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25 October
Tesco launches new quiet hour
Tesco has announced the launch of its new scheme ‘quiet hour’ in a bid to make its stores a “calmer…
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