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Mar- 2024 -5 March
Supermarket sales slow as retailers push branded promotions
Total Till sales at UK supermarkets slowed +5.3% in the last four weeks ending 24 February 2024, according to new…
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5 March
Currys invests £13m in staff pay boost
Currys has announced a further boost to pay with a new £13m investment which will see all hourly paid staff…
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5 March
Ocado launches Best of British aisle
Ocado Retail has launched a new Best of British aisle to showcase UK produce. Unlike other supermarket British aisles which…
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5 March
Greggs profits and sales soar in FY23
Greggs has reported pre-tax profits of £188.3m for the 52 weeks ended 30 December 2023, compared with £148.3m from the…
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5 March
Retail sales underperform in February
UK total retail sales rose by 1.1% year-on-year during the four-week period ended 24 February, against a growth of 5.2%…
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4 March
Today’s news in brief-4/1/24
M&S emerged victorious against Michael Gove’s decision to block its redevelopment plans for its Marble Arch flagship branch. The High…
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4 March
White Stuff and Sisters and Seekers open at Liverpool One
Liverpool One has announced the signings of two new retail additions, White Stuff and Sisters and Seekers, as the destination…
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4 March
Footasylum chair and CEO Barry Bown to step down
Footasylum has announced that its executive chairman and CEO, Barry Bown, will be stepping down from his role to take…
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4 March
Gymshark appoints new chief digital officer
Gymshark has recently announced the appointment of Carly Natalizia to the newly created role of chief digital officer. In her…
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4 March
M&S CEO calls for business rates and apprenticeship levy reform
M&S CEO Stuart Machin has publicly called for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to introduce reforms to business rates and the apprenticeship…
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