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The latest news, updates and analysis on the the UK retail industry. Covering every segment of the market, Retail Sector’s business journalists keep you in the picture.
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Mar- 2021 -25 March
Decathlon moves to 35,000 sq ft Trinity Leeds store
Decathlon UK has announced it will be moving to a new 35,000 sq ft flagship store in Trinity Leeds, which…
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24 March
Tui to close 48 high street sites
Tui, the travel operator, has announced that it is closing 48 of its UK high street sites, impacting 273 jobs…
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24 March
John Lewis to close eight stores placing 1,465 jobs at risk
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that it will not reopen eight of its 42 John Lewis shops from lockdown,…
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24 March
N Brown board member to step down
N Brown Group has announced that following the appointment of Lesley Jones as chairman of Sainsbury’s Bank, she will step…
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24 March
Over 11,000 high street shops shut in 2020, study finds
Over 11,000 stores closed on UK high streets last year and another 18,000 could follow in 2021, according to the…
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24 March
Wickes demerger to commence following FCA approval
Travis Perkins has “marked the next milestone” in the demerger of Wickes from the group after submitting a proposal of…
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24 March
Amazon to reduce Deliveroo stake at IPO
Amazon’s stake in Deliveroo will fall to 11.5% following the group’s IPO, according to the IPO prospectus. The fall represents…
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24 March
Local shops and online groceries see lockdown retail boom
Online shopping and local retailers have benefited from shifting consumer behaviour during the pandemic, according to new research by Barclaycard…
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24 March
Gov urged to avoid fourth lockdown as Covid claims 67,000 retail jobs
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to take “all necessary precautions” to prevent another lockdown after…
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23 March
Plastic bag fee to increase to 10p from April
All retailers, regardless of how many people they employ, will be legally required to charge customers 10p for a single…
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