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Jun- 2018 -14 June
N Brown to close all of its remaining stores
N Brown Group, which owns fashion retailers JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be, has announced plans to shut down all…
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14 June
World Cup sticker price rise sees newsagent distributor CEO resign
Mark Cashmore, the CEO of Connect newsagent distributors, has left the company after it saw shares plummet by 66% (an…
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14 June
Generation Z prefer ‘real-world retail’ over online shopping
Generation Z consumers enjoy ‘real-world retail experiences’ that focus on technology rather than online shopping, a new study has found.…
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14 June
Retailers say not enough is being done to support mental health at work
According to a survey of 1,100 UK workers, 75% of retail professionals agree that not enough is being done to…
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14 June
Majestic Wine sees profit and sales increase
Wine retailer and supplier Majestic Wine has reported an increase in profits and sales for the 52 weeks ended 2…
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13 June
Dixons Carphone admits to customer data breach
Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has admitted to a customer data breach in which hackers gained access to 5.9 million payment…
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13 June
Most UK consumers are happiest when shopping online
The majority of UK consumers are happiest online when completing an online purchase, a study has revealed. Research conducted by…
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13 June
Inditex improves margins with same-stores sales growth
The owner of the fashion retailer Zara, Inditex, has reported record-breaking revenues and gross margin improvements in the first quarter…
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13 June
Instagram launches shopping feature in stories feed
Instagram has included shoppable tags in its stories, expanding its brand posts in the feed. The social media platform completed…
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13 June
M&S reprimanded by ASA over Christmas claim
M&S has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after they claimed that they were the only “supermarket where…
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