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Jun- 2018 -11 June
Suresite to move into retail with Costcutter deal
Suresite, the card services and risk management company, and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) have announced a new partnership deal. The…
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8 June
Lush removes ‘spy cops’ campaign for fear of ‘staff safety’
The cosmetics company Lush has suspended its ‘spy cops’ campaign in fear of retaliation to its staff. The campaign related…
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8 June
B&Q announces sales overhaul with 700 employees consulted over new roles
B&Q has announced that it is to make changes to its sales processes with 700 employees consulted over the changes.…
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8 June
Games Workshop’s profits continue to rise
Games Workshop, the manufacturer and retailer of fantasy miniatures, continued to grow in sales and profit across all sales channels…
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8 June
Poundland to make history with fastest roll out in retail
Poundland’s fashion brand, PEP&CO, will trade across the UK and Republic of Ireland from more than 300 locations by the…
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8 June
Ikea to remove all single-use plastic products by 2020
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has launched its updated ‘People and Planet Positive’ scheme, as part of new sustainability strategy. The…
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8 June
Tesco CEO blames business rates for decline of the high street
Dave Lewis the CEO of Tesco has said that business rates have played a “large part” in the decline of…
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8 June
Londoners “betrayed” as plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street scrapped
The mayor of London has described the shelving of plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street as a “betrayal of millions of…
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8 June
Retailers ‘mis-using’ CVA rent reductions, say landlords
Real estate association, the British Property Federation (BPF), believe that retailers have been “mis-using” the CVA process to lower the…
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7 June
Amazon to show 20 Premier League matches a season
Amazon has announced it has won a broadcast package to show 20 Premier League matches per season from the 2019…
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