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Sep- 2019 -25 September
Hotel Chocolat beats high street woes with strong revenue growth in 2019
British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has reported a 14% increase in revenues to £132.5m for the year ending 30 June 2019.…
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25 September
Boohoo revenues spike 43% in half-year results
Online clothing retailer Boohoo has seen its revenues skyrocket by 43% to £564.9m for the six months to 31 August…
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24 September
Online retail sales drag in August
Retail sales in August saw low growth of just 3% year-on-year according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index,…
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24 September
Sports Direct announces five more Jack Wills closures
Sports Direct has revealed the locations of a further five Jack Wills stores set to close, following its acquisition of…
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24 September
Moss Bros H1 sales dragged down by hire business
Menswear retailer Moss Bros has posted a marginal 1.4% increase in total group revenue to £65.4m for the 26 weeks…
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23 September
Marks & Spencer CFO exits
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced that its group chief financial officer, Humphrey Singer, has decided to leave the business.…
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23 September
Bailiffs visit 310 premises a day over business rates, study finds
Councils across England are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over business rates arrears, new figures show. The investigation…
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23 September
Thomas Cook shutters 600 retail stores amid company collapse
British tour operator Thomas Cook has announced that all of the companies in its group, including Thomas Cook Airlines, have…
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20 September
Eve Sleep issues profit warning as Simba merger talks end
Mattress retailer Eve Sleep has issued a profit warning, after merger talks with Simba Sleep, first announced on 12 August,…
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20 September
High Court rejects legal challenge against Debenhams CVA
The High Court has rejected the legal challenge against Debenhams proposed CVA, which was funded by Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct.…
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