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Mar- 2019 -12 March
Early Learning Centre sold to The Entertainer for £13.5m
Mothercare has sold its Early Learning Centre (ELC) brand to toy retailer The Entertainer for £13.5m. The deal comes as…
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12 March
Digital Services Tax extended to include 2% ‘Amazon tax’
High streets government minister, Jake Berry, has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a “2% tax on…
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11 March
Feb footfall signals 15th month of decline
Footfall fell by 2% in February, a significant decline compared with the previous year, when it fell by 0.2%, and marks the fifteenth consecutive month of decline.…
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11 March
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green calls in advisors
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green fashion brand has called in advisors Moorfields Advisory to oversee a strategic review of the company’s…
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11 March
Debenhams in talks to secure £150m lifeline
Embattled department store Debenhams has confirmed it is in “advanced negotiations” to secure £150m funding from its lenders just a…
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8 March
Primark to move 220 roles to Dublin
Primark has announced it will be moving its product operations from Reading to Dublin with 220 staff being told they…
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8 March
Waitrose to close five stores affecting 440 jobs
Waitrose has announced it is to close five stores affecting 440 jobs, following a 45% decline in annual profit at…
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8 March
Mike Ashley moves to take control of Debenhams
Mike Ashley has announced plans to remove all the directors at Debenhams, except Rachel Osborne who was appointed in September,…
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8 March
Worst February in a decade for retailers, says BDO
High street retailers suffered the worst February in a decade for in-store sales, according to figures from BDO’s latest High…
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7 March
LK Bennett enters administration
High-end fashion retailer, LK Bennett has announced it has entered administration. The retailer had lined up administrators EY to undertake…
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