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Aug- 2018 -29 August
SRC calls for tax breaks and scrap for online and out-of-town levy
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called upon the government to reassure them that it will make no tax increases…
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28 August
House of Fraser property plans revealed
An announcement is expected to be made later this week concerning the closure of more House of Fraser stores. “Greedy…
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28 August
Amazon recruits ‘ambassador’ Twitter accounts for ‘educating’ people on working conditions
Amazon has recruited approximately 15 ‘ambassador’ Twitter accounts for “educating” people on working conditions in the online retailer’s fulfillment centres.…
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28 August
Amazon named ‘most reputable UK retailer’ in consumer survey
Amazon, Boots and John Lewis have topped the 2018 UK Retail RepTrak ranking of the most reputable retailers, the Reputation…
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28 August
‘Brutal’ force-feeding of calves filmed on Waitrose organic dairy farm
Animal rights group, Animal Equality, has released footage of calves being “violently handled” on the Coombe organic dairy farm in…
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24 August
Victoria’s Secret plans 20 store closures
Victoria’s Secret has announced plans to close 20 stores, the retailer has already closed six North American stores and has…
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24 August
Marlowes Shopping Centre unveils first stages of new development plans
The Marlowes Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead is currently undergoing extensive refurbishments to improve its family facilities and invest in…
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24 August
Retailers risk losing two-thirds of customers with ‘new shopper’ discounts
Retailers are at risk of losing their most loyal customers if they don’t change the way they execute sales periods.…
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23 August
CMA begins Sainsbury’s Asda merger probe
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its formal investigation into the proposed merger between J Sainsbury PLC and…
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23 August
Urban Outfitters records record sales results as shares rocket
Urban Outfitters has announced record overall sales of £769.5m, seeing a 13.7% increase across the three months to July 31.…
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