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Jun- 2021 -9 June
Gap to step away from 19 UK sites
Gap is set to close 19 of its stores across the UK and Ireland as their leases expire on 31…
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9 June
Inditex sees Q1 sales rise 50% to over £4bn
Inditex, the owner of Zara, has announced that its sales soared by 50% to €4.9bn (£4.2bn) in the first quarter…
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8 June
M&S partners with English heritage this summer
M&S has announced a new partnership with English Heritage to give customers 50% off at over 130 historic sites, properties…
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8 June
Waitrose names Tina Mitchell as retail director
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Tina Mitchell as retail director at Waitrose. Mitchell will join the…
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8 June
MaxiSaver reveals store expansion plans
MaxiSaver, a value goods retailer, has revealed its intentions to expand across England with another 20 stores this year. The…
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8 June
Half term and warm weather boosts footfall
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.6% last week from the week before, including a 17.4% increase in high…
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8 June
Tesco reveals new pay deal increasing hourly rate by 2.7%
Tesco has announced a new pay deal for hourly-paid store and customer fulfilment centre (CFC) colleagues which will see their…
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8 June
Gov launches new workers’ rights watchdog to clamp down on abuse
The department for business, energy and industrial strategy has announced that a new watchdog will be created to protect the…
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8 June
Majority of young shoppers name social media as gateway to local retailers
Over a third (37%) of shoppers have named social media as one of the primary ways they would discover a…
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8 June
Consumer spending up 7.6% in May
Consumer spending rose by 7.6% in May compared to the same period in 2019, the highest level of growth since…
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