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Jul- 2019 -9 July
Online to make up more than 50% of retail sales in 10 years
Online shopping will account for more than 50% of retail sales (up from 19% currently) in the next 10 years…
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9 July
M and G withdraws court action against Debenhams
Real estate company M and G Real Estate has withdrawn its court challenge against retailer Debenhams, helping the retailer restructure…
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8 July
Asda to stop offering plastic bags with online grocery shopping
Asda is to stop providing single-use plastic carrier bags with its online grocery orders, in a move that will remove…
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8 July
Select owed creditors £53m after entering administration
Fashion retailer Select “owed creditors £53.1m” to landlords and the Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) following the company’s administration…
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8 July
Retail staff prefer learning new skills to pay rise, study finds
New research from CV-Library, reveals that four in 10 retail professionals (40%) say learning new skills is their main career…
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8 July
Asos prepares to cut 100 head office roles as sales slow
Online retailer Asos is preparing to make around 100 of its head office staff redundant with a source saying the…
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5 July
Zalando announces plans to build fulfillment center
Zalando has announced it is to build a new £180m fulfillment center in an existing business park near Rotterdam to…
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5 July
Retail sales slump in June
Like-for-like in-store sales fell by -0.8% in June according to the High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), published today by accountancy…
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5 July
Sloane Street to undergo £40m redevelopment
Cadogan Estates, has announced plans to oversee a £40m redevelopment of Sloane Street, following the recent transformation of Pavilion Road…
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5 July
Amazon’s Deliveroo deal could face CMA investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put Amazon’s Deliveroo deal on hold as the regulator said it believed it…
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