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Feb- 2022 -3 February
ScS reports strong winter trading as order book hits £148m
ScS, the upholstered furniture and flooring retailer, has hailed a period of strong winter trading which has also seen its…
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3 February
Walgreens Boots Alliance adds to its board of directors
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced the appointment of Steven Shulman to the company’s board of directors. He joins the board…
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3 February
Virgin Wines revenues surge 55% to £40.5m
Virgin Wines UK plc, the online wine retailer, has reported its revenues surged 55% to £40.5m in the six months…
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3 February
Retail CEO appointments halve in 2021
The number of newly appointed retail CEOs fell significantly in the UK in 2021, according to new figures from Korn…
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3 February
Jan footfall 20% down on 2019 figures
Footfall in UK retail destinations weakened in January, reaching a gap of -20.8% from the 2019 level versus -18.6% in…
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2 February
Prada appoints two new independent non-executive directors
Prada has announced the appointment of Pamela Culpepper and Anna Maria Rugarli as independent non-executive directors, taking the board up…
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2 February
Influencer activewear brand Tala raises £4.2m
Tala, the sustainable activewear brand founded by fitness entrepreneur Grace Beverley, has announced that it has raised £4.2m in funding…
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2 February
Amazon to create 1,500 UK apprenticeships in 2022
Amazon is set to create 1,500 new apprenticeship roles across the UK in 2022. The online giant will create 40…
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2 February
Tesco to stop overnight stock replenishment
Tesco has announced that 1,500 roles are at risk of redundancy across the business following changes to its overnight roles.…
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2 February
Shop price inflation surges to 1.5%
Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 1.5% in January, up from 0.8% in December, according to latest research from the…
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