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Apr- 2021 -12 April
Monsoon opens new boutique store in London
Monsoon has opened a new boutique store today (12 April) On London’s Marylebone High Street. The store is part of…
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9 April
JD Sports, Frasers Group and Amazon eye Topshop flagship
A number of retailers have reportedly expressed interest in purchasing Topshop’s former flagship store, including JD Sports, Amazon and Frasers.…
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9 April
Total UK footfall decreases by 69%, BRC tracker finds
Total UK footfall decreased by 68.7% in March (Yo2Y), marking only a 4.9% improvement from February, according to the latest…
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9 April
Frasers warns of £200m lockdown hit
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has warned that it expects to take a hit in excess of £200m due to the…
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8 April
Co-op to repay £15m furlough relief as profits rise to £77m
The Co-op has revealed it will repay £15.5m of the Covid relief it received from the government’s furlough scheme but…
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8 April
Retailers rally behind hospitality and reject Covid status certificates
Retailers have rallied behind pubs and clubs in their rejection of Covid status certificates, according to The Guardian. The news…
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7 April
UK retail footfall rises as lockdown comes to end
Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK has jumped by 8.5% in the last week, from the week before,…
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6 April
Poundland set for 30 new store openings
Poundland has announced that it is set to open up to 30 Poundland and Dealz stores across the UK and…
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Mar- 2021 -31 March
Carpetright owner acquires Carpet and Flooring
Nestware Holdings Limited (NHL) has announced it has acquired Carpet and Flooring (C&F) for an undisclosed sum. NFL, which is…
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30 March
Relaxing of restrictions boosts retail footfall by 6.6%
Footfall across UK retail destinations increased by 6.6% last week from the week before, according to the latest data from…
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