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Jun- 2021 -3 June
B&M profits rise 108% to £540m
B&M has reported a 107.7% increase in profit before tax to £540.1m for the FY period ending 27 March 2021,…
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2 June
Bank holiday weather boosts UK footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +6.7% last week against the week before, with the average uplift in activity…
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May- 2021 -28 May
JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester
JYSK has announced that it is set to open two new stores within the Greater Manchester region. The first store…
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28 May
Retail NI welcomes top up grants
Retail NI has welcomed the commencement of the issuing of £72.3m in top up grants to Northern Irish businesses that…
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27 May
LCP acquires Trafford shopping parade for £9.5m
LCP has announced that it has signed a new deal to acquire a shopping parade in Trafford for almost £9.5m…
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27 May
Tempur Sealy to acquire Dreams for £335m
Tempur Sealy International, a global bedding provider, has announced an agreement to acquire specialty UK bed retailer Dreams for $475m…
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27 May
Usdaw workers petition set for parliamentary debate
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) has revealed that its petition to protect retail staff from violence,…
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27 May
Pets at Home sales top £1bn in FY21
Pets at Home has reported that group sales rose by 7.9% to £1.14bn in its financial report for the 52…
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26 May
700 Argos jobs at risk of ‘fire and rehire’
Unite Union has revealed that 700 of its members who work at Argos, which is part of the Sainsbury’s group,…
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25 May
BRC calls on government to ‘accelerate use’ of green goods vehicles
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to the secretary of state for transport, Grant Shapps MP, calling on the…
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