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Jan- 2023 -27 January
Bensons for Beds sales up 7% over Christmas
Bensons for Beds saw like-for-like sales rise 7% for the last three months of 2022, compared to the same period…
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27 January
Store Vacancies fall to 13.8% in Q4
The overall vacancy rate improved to 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was 0.1 percentage points better than…
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26 January
Sainsbury’s launches healthy overnight drive-thru for shift workers
Sainsbury’s has launched a healthy overnight drive-through aimed at shift workers who it says have the unhealthiest diets in the…
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26 January
Two major shopping centres secure net zero status
Two retail destinations, Quayside MediaCity in Salford and Gloucester Quays, have become the first shopping centres in the UK to…
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26 January
Levi’s profits fall 9% despite surge in revenues
Levi’s has revealed its gross profit fell 9% to $887m (£716m) for the year 27 November 2022. However, it also…
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26 January
Inditex to double number of disabled employees
Zara owner Inditex has announced plans to double its number of disabled employees within the next two years. The company…
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26 January
The Cotswold Company appoints three to leadership team
Furniture and homewares brand, The Cotswold Company has announced the appointment of Jim Sharp as chairman, Matt Pollington as chief…
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25 January
300 Amazon warehouse workers hold first UK strike
The GMB union has organised a strike for about 300 Amazon warehouse employees out of 1,000 at the e-commerce retailer’s…
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25 January
Furniture Village names new MD amid Board reshuffle
Furniture Village has strengthened its board of directors with several senior appointments from within, including founder Peter Harrison taking on…
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25 January
Footfall improves throughout 2022 but remains 14% behind 2019
UK footfall improved throughout 2022, but there still remains a “significant” 14.2% gap to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to Springboard’s…
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