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Jan- 2018 -10 January
Moss Bros profit warning amid Christmas footfall drop
A disappointing performance during the Christmas period with drops in sales and footfall has forced Moss Bros to cut its…
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10 January
Ted Baker Christmas sales up 9%
Designer clothing retailer, Ted Baker, has reported strong sales growth of 9% over the Christmas period in 2017, boosted by…
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10 January
Aldi and Lidl ahead in the ‘supermarket space race’
Insurgent discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have revealed large-scale land grabs for 2018, having submitted a combined total of 128…
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10 January
Tesco’s £1bn Christmas sales lift amid supermarket boom
Tesco recorded a 3.1% rise in sales in the three months ending December 31, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel…
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9 January
Retail administrations increase in five-year-first
The number of retailers entering administration increased from 92 in 2016 to 118 in 2017, an increase of 28 percent,…
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9 January
UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas
UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to figures from the British Retail…
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8 January
Retailers vow to control acid-attack ingredient sales
Some of the country’s largest retailers and independent business leaders have pledged not to sell the most harmful corrosive substances…
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5 January
Christmas discounts push shop price deflation to 9-month high
Shop prices in December fell at their fastest rate for nine months, having previously been “teetering on the edge of…
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5 January
Asda opens UK’s first ‘parcel vending machine’
A new automated ‘parcel tower’ for George.com’s click-and-collect service has been installed at Asda’s Trafford Park store following a successful…
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4 January
Waitrose bans sales of high caffeine drinks to minors
Supermarket giant Waitrose has announced that it will ban sales of highly caffeinated energy drinks to minors. From 5 March…
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