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Jan- 2019 -4 January
Shop prices rise in December despite discounting
Shop prices saw a 0.3% year-on-year increase in December despite many retailers discounting heavily during the festive period, the BRC-Nielsen…
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3 January
Moss Bros appoints former Missguided boss
Gareth Jones, former online chief executive of Missguided, has joined menswear retailer Moss Bros as a non-executive director. Jones left…
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3 January
Next Christmas sales boosted by online surge
Next has revealed better than expected results over the Christmas period despite a 9.2% decline in sales across its bricks-and-mortar…
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3 January
Co-op to open 100 new stores in 2019
The Co-op has announced it will open 100 new food stores during 2019 as part of a £200m store investment…
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3 January
Home Bargains becomes latest retailer to announce a ‘quiet hour’
Home Bargains has become the latest retailer to announce a ‘quiet hour’ in order to create a calmer environment for…
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2 January
John Lewis ends final week of 2018 with 4.5% sales uplift
Department store chain John Lewis has reported a 4.5% year-on-year uplift in total sales for the week ending 29 December.…
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2 January
Large retailers must now ‘justify’ bosses’ wages
UK companies listed on the stock market and with over 250 employees will now have to annually disclose and explain…
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2 January
Greenwoods goes into liquidation
Yorkshire-based menswear retailer Greenwoods has gone into liquidation just 18 months after it was saved from administration. The 158-year-old company…
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2 January
Iceland facing £21m bill over Christmas savings scheme
Iceland could be hit with a £21m fine as the HMRC has said the supermarket’s Christmas savings scheme meant its…
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2 January
Online retailer Mahabis falls into administration
Mahabis, a specialist online retailer known for its premium slippers, has announced it has gone into administration. The company has…
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