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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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Sep- 2019 -5 September
Dixons Carphone sales increase despite mobile sales decline
Consumer electronics retailer Dixon Carphone has reported an increase in like-for-like sales for Q1, following “strong” performance in white goods,…
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4 September
Dunelm profits jump 23.4% in full-year results
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported a 23.4% increase in profit before tax to £125.9m for the year ending 29 June…
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4 September
Shares at Quiz drop following ‘tough trading’ period
Shares at fashion brand Quiz have dropped by over 10% today (4 September) after it warned about challenging conditions ahead…
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4 September
Halfords sales fall 3.9% amid poor weather and consumer confidence
Halfords has reported a 3.9% drop in revenues for the 20-week period ending 16 August, after it revealed “wetter weather”…
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4 September
M&S to be relegated from FTSE 100
Marks and Spencer is set to be removed from the FTSE 100 for the first time since the index launched…
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3 September
UK back to school market to reach £1.7bn
UK shoppers are set to spend £1.7bn on back to school items in 2019, with the market forecast to grow…
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3 September
Sports Direct wants to ‘eliminate Debenhams as a competitor’, court hears
Sports fashion retailer Sports Direct is reportedly seeking to “eliminate Debenhams as a competitor” by funding a lawsuit which would…
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3 September
Retail sales ‘flatline’ as discounting and poor footfall ‘hit hard’
Retail sales “flatlined” in August according to the BRC-KPMG sales monitor, as summer discounting and “poor” footfall hitting in-store sales…
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3 September
Arcadia COO resigns after 25 years at the group
Arcadia has confirmed that COO David Shepherd has resigned following 25 years at the group. He had begun his career…
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2 September
Debenhams engages Deloitte for legal challenge against CVA
Debenhams has engaged ‘Big Four’ accounting and audit firm Deloitte in preparation to fight a legal challenge to its restructuring…
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