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Jul- 2020 -31 July
TUI to shutter 166 stores
TUI is set to close 166 high street stores in the UK and Ireland as it “adapts to changes in…
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31 July
Amazon profits double despite Covid-19 impact
Amazon has reported a massive surge in profits for the second quarter of the year as it revealed that net…
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31 July
Pets at Home sales stabilise in quarterly results
Pets at Home has announced that total group revenue fell by 1% in the quarter ended 16 July, while like-for-like…
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31 July
ScS reports ‘strong’ growth in lockdown-sales
Furniture retailer ScS has said trading has been “very strong” both in-store and online, since the reopening of its stores…
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30 July
Game sells Belong arenas to Vindex in $50m deal
Mike Ashley’s Game Digital has revealed it is set to sell its Beyond Esports gaming arenas to US-based start-up Vindex…
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30 July
Westfield rental income slumps in H1 results
Westfield owner, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), has reported a 14.2% slump in net rental income to €1bn (£904m) in its half-year trading…
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30 July
Aldi to create 1,200 new jobs by end of the year
Aldi is set to hire 1,200 new employees by the end of the year as it pushes ahead with plans…
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30 July
Waterstones set to axe HQ roles
Waterstones is reportedly set to make a number of redundancies at its Piccadilly-based head office. According to the Bookseller, the…
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29 July
Travis Perkins reports 20% HY sales decline
DIY retailer Travis Perkins has revealed that like-for-like half-year sales declined by 20% across the group due to the impact…
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29 July
Games Workshop profits soar in full-year results
Games Workshop saw its pre-tax profits jump to £89.4m during the year ended 31 May 2020, up from £81.3 in…
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