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Jul- 2021 -22 July
17,000 high street stores could open this year, says Barclays
Some 17,000 local high street stores could open within the next 12 months, as customers reportedly “adapt to a post-lockdown…
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21 July
Next upgrades profit guidance
Next has revealed it is raising its profit guidance for the rest of the year after beating its expectations for…
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20 July
The Works welcomes ‘resilient’ FY performance despite sales hit
The Works has announced that total revenue fell by 19.7% to £180.7m in the year ended 2 May 2021, down…
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19 July
Footfall set to spike amid ‘Freedom Day’
Footfall across the UK is set to rise by 19.7% this week in the wake of ‘Freedom Day’, according to…
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16 July
Eve Sleep revenue rises 13% in H1
Eve Sleep has announced that for the six months ended 30 June 2021, group revenue increased 13% to £13.9m, up…
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16 July
Poundland owner welcomes ‘resilient’ trade in Q3
Pepco, the owner of Poundland, has welcomed a period of “resilient trading” in its third quarter, with the group revealing…
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14 July
John Lewis and Waitrose to axe 1,000 jobs across stores
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that John Lewis and its sister company Waitrose are set to cut 1,000 job…
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14 July
Administrators appointed to wind up Arcadia Group
Mazars has been appointed as liquidators of Philip Green’s collapsed retail empire Arcadia Group -with the group looking to “repay…
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13 July
Hotel Chocolat raises profit forecast amid sales boom
Hotel Chocolat has anticipated that its underlying pre-tax profit for FY21 will be “higher than its previous expectations” amid a…
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12 July
Cath Kidston appoints new CCO
Cath Kidston has announced that Suzanne Egleton has been appointed as chief commercial officer (CCO) in a newly created role…
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