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Oct- 2020 -2 October
M&S launches third-party fashion brand partnership
Marks and Spencer has begun stocking independent fashion brands on its site, with debut partner Nobody’s Child launching yesterday (1…
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Sep- 2020 -29 September
Card Factory swings to half-year loss
Card Factory has swung to a half-year loss after Covid-19’s economic downturn affected its trading. The retailer saw a £22m…
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29 September
New restrictions see high street footfall drop 6.6%
The government’s new restrictions seemingly took its toll on the high street last week with high street footfall falling by…
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28 September
Arcadia Group to put Burton HQ on the market
Sir Philip Green has reportedly put Burton’s former London headquarters on the market, according to The Sunday Times. The owner…
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25 September
Thousands of ‘traditional’ retail jobs in danger, says Next boss
Next boss Simon Wolfson warned that thousands of “traditional” retail jobs are now in danger under the chancellor’s new “viability”…
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22 September
Footfall rises despite ‘rule of six’
Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK rose by 2.4% over the last week, despite the government’s new ‘rule…
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21 September
Government launches £95m recovery fund for high street
A new £95m government-funded scheme will support 68 “historic” high streets in England to recover from “declining footfall” and the…
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21 September
Aldo UK sold to BIG
Aldo UK confirmed it has been sold to the Bushnell Investment Group (BIG). Administrators from accountancy firm RSM were appointed…
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16 September
H&M to return to profitability in Q3
H&M has announced it expects to return to profitability after experiencing a “better-than-expected” recovery during the third quarter of the…
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15 September
Creditors approve New Look CVA
New Look has announced that a CVA proposal launched last month has been approved by the majority of its unsecured…
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