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Sep- 2021 -2 September
Homebase welcomes gov Kickstart recruits to Nottingham store
Homebase has announced that it has kickstarted its creation of 300 jobs across Britain for young people with the first…
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2 September
Next names Soumen Das as non-exec director
Next has announced the addition of Soumen Das to the group’s board as an independent non-executive director. Effective as of…
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2 September
Staycations boost footfall recovery in August
Staycations helped footfall improve in August by around a quarter from -24.2% in July to -18.6% in August, with the…
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2 September
CMA blocks JD Sports’ Footasylum merger deal
JD Sports could be required to sell Footasylum after its merger was recently blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority…
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2 September
ACS announces new chair
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced the appointment of Spar managing director Louise Hoste as its new chair.…
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2 September
Amazon launches UK recruitment drive
Amazon has announced it is holding one of its biggest free virtual training and recruiting events, in a bid to…
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2 September
Boots to launch 30 high street beauty halls
Boots has announced the launch of 30 new beauty halls across its UK sites as the group aims to expand…
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1 September
Bank holiday sees footfall surge 8.2%
Footfall during the bank holiday week was up 14.2% from 2020 according to the latest data from Springboard. Footfall in…
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1 September
NI Lidl store reopens after £5m investment
A Northern Ireland Lidl store has announced its reopening at Buttercrane Shopping Centre in Newry after a £5m expansion investment.…
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1 September
WH Smith anticipates lower profitability for 2022
WH Smith has anticipated that the levels of profitability for the year ending August 2022 will be at the lower…
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