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Apr- 2021 -16 April
Waitrose to train 100 more fishmongers and butchers
Waitrose has announced its plans to train 100 more fishmongers and butchers as it celebrates 40 years since the opening…
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16 April
MusicMagpie plans £208m London float
MusicMagpie, the e-commerce retail business, has announced plans for a £208m float on the London Stock Exchange. The proposed admission…
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16 April
Travis Perkins Q1 sales spike 17.4%
Builders merchant and home improvement retailer Travis Perkins saw like-for-like sales increase 17.4% year-on-year for the first quarter of FY…
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16 April
Retail leaders join forces with retailTRUST to support workers’ wellbeing
Over 20 retail leaders and experts have joined forces with industry charity retailTRUST to champion the health and wellbeing of…
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16 April
‘We need to do a better job for our employees’, says Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said that Amazon must “do a better job” for its employees in his final letter…
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16 April
M&S sues Aldi over Colin the Caterpillar ‘look-alike’
Marks and Spencers has started legal action against Aldi over its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake, which the retailer argues infringes…
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16 April
Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre to create five new retail units
Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre has announced that work will begin on the creation of five new retail units. Four ground…
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16 April
Sainsbury’s opens new Wapping London Dock site, creating 21 jobs
Sainsbury’s has launched a new Wapping London Dock local store, creating 21 jobs for the area. According to the grocer,…
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15 April
Tesco adds independent non-executive directors to board
Tesco has announced that Thierry Garnier and Bertrand Bodson will join the board as independent non-executive directors with effect from…
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15 April
Hobbs sees FY20 turnover fall to £133m
Hobbs, the women’s clothing, footwear, and accessories retailer, saw its turnover for the year ended 28 March 2020 fall 1.8%…
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