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Dec- 2020 -3 December
Post-lockdown footfall increases by 64.5%
Springboard has revealed that footfall across all UK retail destinations was 64.5% higher yesterday ( Wednesday 2 December) than the…
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3 December
Sainsbury’s forgoes £410m rates relief
Sainsbury’s has joined rivals Tesco and Morrisons in a pledge to repay the government’s business rates relief, bringing the total…
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3 December
Retail hiring falls 20%
Hiring in the UK’s retail sector was down 19.7% in October compared to the same month last year, according to…
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3 December
Arcadia brings forward pension fund payment
The owner of Arcadia, Lady Christina Green, is set to bring forward a payment of £50m that will go into…
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2 December
Bonmarche calls in administrators, 1,500 jobs at risk
Bonmarche has collapsed into administration for the second time this year, placing 1,500 jobs at risk. Damian Webb and Gordon…
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2 December
Beauty Bay considers a stock market listing
Online cosmetics store, Beauty Bay is reportedly considering a stock market listing, following the surge in valuation fellow digital retailer…
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2 December
Foot Locker CFO retires
Foot Locker has announced that Lauren B. Peters, executive VP and CFO of the group, will step down and retire…
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2 December
John Lewis halts international business plans
John Lewis has announced that it is shutting its international business operations only weeks before Christmas, according to The Times.…
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2 December
Tesco to repay £585m rates relief
Tesco has announced that it will repay £585m in business rates relief to the UK government and devolved administrations. The…
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1 December
Sosandar sales soar in H1
Online retailer Sosandar has announced that revenue soared by 52% to £4.28m in the half-year ended 30 September 2020, up…
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