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Oct- 2023 -6 October
The Entertainer to recruit 800 temporary staff for festive season
Toy retailer The Entertainer has announced a festive recruitment drive that will fill up to 800 new temporary seasonal roles…
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6 October
Frasers ups stake in Boohoo to 13.4%
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has upped its stake in Boohoo to 13.4% as it continues investing in a number of…
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6 October
The Body Shop bidders hesitate over £500m valuation
Private equity firms interested in acquiring The Body Shop are reportedly being put off by owner Natura and Co’s high…
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6 October
Pandora raises revenue guidance amid strong store sales
Pandora has upped its revenue guidance for the year to between DKK 34-36bn (£4.2-4.5bn) after seeing a spike in store…
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6 October
Sainsbury’s is priciest supermarket for a big shop, says Which?
Sainsbury’s is the priciest supermarket for a big shop if you don’t use a loyalty card, according to claims by…
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6 October
CMA to probe Amazon and Microsoft cloud market dominance
Ofcom has referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation following…
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6 October
Frasers Group submits plans for new Warwickshire HQ
Frasers Group has submitted a planning application for a new global HQ campus in Rugby, Warwickshire. If approved, the headquarters…
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5 October
Today’s news in brief-05/10/23
Asda, post its separation from Walmart, has entered a multi-year partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to revamp its IT…
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5 October
Talking Shop Episode 7 – Rosie Myers, Founder of nope.
In this episode of Talking Shop we’re joined by Rosie Myers, the founder of nope., a sustainable shampoo and conditioner…
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5 October
Borough Yards welcomes three new tenants
Borough Yards, the new retail, leisure, office and dining district in Borough, has announced the arrival of three new tenants. Ted Baker-owned barbers Ted’s…
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