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Jul- 2018 -5 July
Primark defies high street strife with 6% sales boost
Budget fashion retailer Primark has reported a 6% increase in sales in the 40 weeks to 23 June compared with…
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5 July
England/Colombia World Cup win scores UK a £1.3bn economy boost
England’s penalty shootout victory against Colombia has given the UK economy a £1.33bn boost according to new figures. The figures…
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5 July
Superdry sees 22% revenue rise, announces ‘special dividend’
Clothing brand Superdry has posted a 22% rise in global brand revenue in its full-year results ending 28 April 2018…
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4 July
Calvetron Brands to close remaining concessions
The administrators of Calvetron Brands, parent company of Jacques Vert and Precis, has served notice on the remaining concessions in…
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4 July
Groom-while-you-shop PetDen opens at Tesco Extra
The PetDen is offering to look after the pets of Tesco customers while they shop, by pampering them at its…
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4 July
BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…
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4 July
Sainsbury’s Q1 sales growth stutters as groundwork laid for merger
Sainsbury’s has seen a slump in its total sales growth down to 0.8% from 1.3% in the last quarter of…
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4 July
Topps Tiles to continue ‘tight cost control’ after Q3 sales dip
Topps Tiles has posted a further decrease in sales for the 13 weeks ending 1 July 2018, and said it…
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4 July
Scribbler to stock interracial and LGBTQ greeting cards in UK first
Greetings card retailer Scribbler has become the first UK high street retailer to stock greeting cards featuring interracial and LGBTQ…
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4 July
Wilko appoints former Asda CFO as finance chief
Family business Wilko has appointed Alex Russo, a former Asda CFO as its new chief financial officer and executive board…
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