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Feb- 2018 -14 February
Primark fined £47,000 over transgender discrimination ruling
Primark has been ordered to pay £47,433 in compensation to a former transgender employee after they were harassed and constructively…
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14 February
Holland and Barrett becomes first UK retailer to stock cannabis oil
Health food chain Holland and Barrett has become the first UK retailer to stock cannabis oil after a surge in…
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13 February
Breitling removes ‘sexist’ ads after backlash
Watchmaker Breitling has removed ads featuring women wearing ‘skimpy outfits’ after receiving complaints from customers. Some of the adverts portrayed…
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13 February
Amazon to axe hundreds of Seattle HQ jobs
Amazon is laying off hundreds of corporate employees at its Seattle headquarters as the company shifts resources into faster-growing areas…
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13 February
Insolvency cracks showing with one in five fashion retailers
Some 19% of UK clothing retailers are currently exhibiting early warning signs that they are at risk of going insolvent,…
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12 February
House of Fraser appoints Rothschild to refinance debt
House of Fraser has appointed independent financial advisory group Rothschild to advise it as the department store chain prepares to…
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12 February
Tesco budget store launch rumoured ‘to take on Aldi and Lidl’
Tesco is rumoured to be working on a secret plan to launch a new budget supermarket brand, reports suggest.According to…
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12 February
Game to open ‘e-sport arenas’ within Sports Direct stores
Video game retailer Game has announced plans to open e-sports ‘gaming arenas’ and concessions within Sports Direct stores. The Belong…
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12 February
Aldi reclaims title of ‘nation’s favourite supermarket’ in satisfaction survey
Aldi has been rated the nation’s favourite in-store supermarket in Which?’s annual best and worst supermarket satisfaction survey. Customers were…
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12 February
Retail footfall takes a hit with Scotland showing sharpest decline
Footfall in January decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a deeper decrease than the rate seen for January 2017, according to…
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