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Oct- 2023 -2 October
Dame Sharon White to step down as John Lewis Chair next year
John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White is reportedly set to step down from her role next year, according to…
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2 October
Retail bosses demand action over rising retail crime
Retail bosses from some 88 companies have signed a letter to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, demanding action over rising…
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2 October
Lidl sees interest bill treble to £108m
Lidl’s UK arm has been hit by a rise in its borrowing costs, with its interest bill on debts almost…
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2 October
Iceland boss quits plan to become Tory MP
Iceland boss, Richard Walker, has reportedly quit plans to become a Conservative MP as he accused the party of having…
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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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