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Feb- 2019 -11 February
High street vacancies on the rise, retail data shows
The national town centre vacancy rate was 9.9% in January 2019, up from 8.9% a year earlier This is according…
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11 February
Iceland eyeing Sainsbury’s and Asda stores
Iceland is considering a bid for the Sainsbury’s and Asda stores, which were put on the market after the Competition…
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11 February
18,722 retail jobs lost or at risk since Christmas day
Some 18,722 retail staff, 400 every single day, have either been made redundant or have had their jobs threatened since…
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8 February
JD Sports removes advert for Scotland shirt following ‘#everydaysexism’ complaints
Sports retailer, JD Sports, has removed an advert for the football shirt of the Scottish national team following Twitter complaints…
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8 February
Former Aldi boss to head up Boots marketing team
Boots has appointed Adam Zavalis as director of brand and communications, and will join the business on 25 February 2019.…
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8 February
Foot Locker invests $100m in online marketplace Goat.com
Foot Locker has announced it will make a $100m (£77.3m) strategic minority investment in Goat – a managed marketplace for…
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8 February
61% of Brits worried high street will disappear in 10 years
Consumers are worried the high street is going to be lost completely due to the current store closures in the…
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7 February
Superdry reports ‘subdued’ store and online sales
Superdry has reported that store and online sales over the 13 week period ending 26 January were “subdued”. The Japanese-inspired…
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7 February
Ocado warehouse blaze leads to 7% shares drop
A fire which broke out at Ocado’s distribution warehouse in Andover has led to a 7% drop in the company’s…
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7 February
Apple retail boss Angela Ahrendts quits
Angela Ahrendts has quit her role as Apple’s head of retail following five years with the technology retailer, and will…
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