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Jan- 2024 -18 January
Today’s news in brief-18/1/24
Sainsbury’s general merchandise commercial director, Paula Nickolds, is departing to become CEO of The White Company. During her three-year tenure,…
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18 January
Rituals to open in Caledonia Park
Beauty and wellbeing brand Rituals will be joining an array of companies opening a new store in the Caledonia Park…
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18 January
Paula Nickolds to leave Sainsbury’s to become CEO of The White Company
Sainsbury’s has revealed its General Merchandise Commercial director, Paula Nickolds, is set to leave the business to become CEO of…
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18 January
N Brown Q3 revenues drop 9.3% but guidance remains unchanged
N Brown has revealed that its group revenue dropped 9.3% to £226m for the 18 weeks ended 6 January 2024…
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18 January
Dunelm sees sales rise to £872m in H1
Dunelm has reported strong sales growth in the first half of the year, with total sales increasing by 4.5% to…
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18 January
The Works losses widen to £7.8m amid ‘challenging’ market conditions
The Works has fallen to a pre-tax loss of £7.8m in its half-year results, following a period of “persistently challenging”…
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18 January
Currys profits to exceed expectations despite revenue dip
Currys expects full-year profits to be above expectations despite UK&I revenues dipping 3% during the 10 weeks ended 6 January. …
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17 January
Today’s news in brief-17/1/24
In a surprising turn of events, inflation in December exceeded economists’ predictions, rising to 4%, contrary to the forecasted decrease…
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17 January
Co-op to open first Welsh franchise store
Co-op is set to unveil its first Welsh franchise store on Thursday (18 January) which is launching to serve and…
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17 January
Poundland to begin refurbishing 11 former Wilko stores
Poundland has announced it will begin a major makeover of 11 former Wilko stores in the next few weeks, after…
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