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Apr- 2022 -4 April
Boots gender pay gap drops to 2.7%
Boots has reported its median pay gap has dropped to 2.7% in the 12 months ending 5 April 2021, compared…
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4 April
Ocado set to receive £190m from M&S amid joint venture success
Ocado is reportedly set to receive an estimated £190m after its food delivery joint venture with M&S is thought to…
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4 April
Demolition plans for M&S flagship site to be reconsidered
Sadiq Khan is reportedly reconsidering previous plans to demolish Marks and Spencer’s flagship store on Oxford Street following ongoing backlash…
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4 April
Dunelm opens new format store at The Springs Leeds
Dunelm has announced it is set to open a new 18,362 square feet sales store with mezzanine in Leeds after…
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4 April
Kingfisher announces non-executive director
Kingfisher plc has announced the appointment of Bill Lennie as a non-executive director with effect from 1 May 2022. He…
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4 April
JD opens new 12,000sq ft Leicester store
JD has announced it has opened a new store at Leicester’s Fosse Park, which has created over 100 new jobs.…
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1 April
Sainsbury’s axes 300 jobs as part of cost-cutting drive
Sainsbury’s is set to axe 300 jobs across its store support centres with plans to outsource the roles. First reported…
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1 April
Dunelm appoints new chief financial officer
Dunelm Group plc has announced the appointment of Karen Witts as its new chief financial officer (CFO), who will join…
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1 April
The Sofa Workshop ceases trading
The Sofa Workshop has collapsed into administration and has appointed Toby Banfield, David Baxendale and Zelf Hussain of PwC as…
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1 April
Boots Q2 sales rise as beauty demand climbs
Boots has revealed its total sales in the UK grew 15.2% in the second quarter ending 28 February 2022 (Q2),…
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