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Jan- 2018 -16 January
Greggs to open more stores following profitable 2017
Greggs is planning to open as many as 130 new stores across the country following a 7.4% total sales increase…
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16 January
JD Sports raises profit forecast after strong Christmas
Sportswear and outdoor retailer, JD Sports, has raised its annual profit forecast after continuing a strong performance through the second…
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16 January
Iceland pledges plastic-free products by 2023
Frozen food specialist Iceland has pledged to become the first retailer globally to completely remove plastic packaging from its own-brand…
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15 January
Card payment fees no longer chargeable by small firms
Small businesses will not be able to charge customers for using credit or debit cards, after new EU legislation took…
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15 January
Rigby and Peller loses royal warrant after revealing Queen’s bra measurements
Luxury lingerie retailer Rigby and Peller has lost its royal warrant after releasing a book containing the Queen’s bra measurements.…
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15 January
BHS.com continues online revival with sales increase
BHS.com, the online-only reincarnation of collapsed department store chain BHS, has seen a 43% increase in sales for the final…
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15 January
Kering offloads 70% stake in Puma
Luxury goods group Kering has announced plans to sell a 70% stake in sportswear brand Puma amongst its shareholders. Post…
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15 January
High street sees sharpest footfall decline in four years
New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show footfall in the month of December suffered its sharpest…
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12 January
HMRC report names retail gender-pay-gap culprits
An HMRC report listing gender pay figures for period 2016-17 has revealed the names of 39 companies in the retail…
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12 January
Shoppers make 80% of retail purchases online
Online shoppers in the UK make 80% of their retail purchases online, up from 74%, according to a new report.…
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