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Nov- 2020 -17 November
Lockdown footfall ‘more resilient’ than in March
Footfall across UK retail destinations showed signs of resilience when compared with the first national lockdown last week, with footfall…
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17 November
Consumer confidence falls with Covid restrictions
Consumer confidence in the UK has dropped significantly with the introduction of further pandemic restrictions, according to new data from…
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17 November
Boohoo appoints chair of audit committee
Boohoo has announced the appointment of Shaun McCabe to its board as an independent non-executive director, where he will assume…
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16 November
JD Sports enters race for Debenhams
JD Sports has reportedly entered the race to acquire embattled department store Debenhams, and has been granted access to Debenhams’…
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16 November
Arcadia Group enters ‘urgent’ borrowing talks
Arcadia Group, the parent company of Topshop, has reportedly entered “urgent” borrowing talks in a bid to secure funding and…
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16 November
76% of retail staff experiencing higher levels of abuse, Usdaw finds
Usdaw has announced that three quarters of retail staff have experienced high levels of abuse and said it “has been…
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16 November
Tribunal reverses CMA’s block of JD Sports’ Footasylum takeover
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has overturned the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) decision to block JD Sports’ acquisition of…
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13 November
New Asda owners sell stake in EG holding company
The Issa brothers, the new billionaire owners of supermarket giant Asda, have reportedly generated hundreds of millions of pounds by…
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13 November
Burberry H1 revenues fall 31%
Burberry has revealed sales have managed to return to growth in October, after the luxury retailer said revenue for the…
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13 November
Tesco sets plans to reach net zero emissions by 2035
Tesco has announced its partnership with Low Carbon to create three new solar farms in a new effort to reach…
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