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Oct- 2023 -2 October
AHK Designs acquires Victoria Plum
AHK Designs, owner of e-commerce retailers such as Beds.co.uk and Cox and Cox, has acquired bathroom seller Victoria Plum, according…
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Sep- 2023 -29 September
Sook takes over Liverpool ONE unit for pop-up retail space
Pop-up retail space operator, Sook, has signed to take over a unit on Liverpool ONE’s Upper South John Street, marking…
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29 September
Zalando appoints new VP of creative direction
Zalando has appointed Morten Grubak in the newly created role of vice president of creative direction Reporting to Anne Pascual,…
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29 September
John Lewis considers offloading 12 Waitrose stores for £150m
John Lewis Partnership Plc is reportedly planning to sell 12 Waitrose supermarkets for as much as £150m in a bid…
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29 September
Pepco reshuffles management team amid difficult trading conditions
Pepco has experienced an increasingly challenging trading environment over recent weeks within its core markets of Central and Eastern Europe,…
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29 September
UK households will have £3bn less to spend this Christmas, report finds
UK households are expected to have £3bn less to spend this Christmas compared with last year, according to new research…
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29 September
Nike revenues up 2% in Q1 as higher prices offset waning demand
Nike revenues increased 2% to $12.9bn (£10.5bn) in the first quarter ended 31 August due to a 2% increase in…
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28 September
Today’s news in brief-28/09/23
Rami Baitiéh will take over as Morrisons’ new CEO from November, succeeding David Potts, who has held the position for…
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28 September
Paul and Shark flagship among Regent Street openings
The Crown Estate has leased its 2,500 sq ft retail space at 233 Regent Street to Paul and Shark. This…
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28 September
Sainsbury’s to use paper packaging on toilet and kitchen rolls
Sainsbury’s is the first UK retailer to announce it is switching from plastic to paper packaging across its entire own-brand…
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