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Mar- 2018 -21 March
Ocado revenue hit by adverse weather conditions
Online grocer Ocado has reported its sales were “impacted by adverse weather conditions” ensuing from the ‘Beast from the East’…
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21 March
Carpetright prepares for store closures in CVA plan
Carpetright is exploring a possible company voluntary agreement (CVA) which would allow it to to speed up the closure of…
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20 March
Amazon targets vacant Toys R Us premises
Amazon is understood to be considering buying sites from Toys R Us, just days after the toy retailer announced plans…
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20 March
Conviviality CEO resigns amid £30m tax bombshell
Conviviality has announced its CEO Diana Hunter has stepped down with immediate effect as its struggles stay afloat following the…
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20 March
Instagram launches in-app shopping for UK users
Photo-sharing social media app Instagram has expanded its shopping capabilities to UK customers, so users are able to make purchases…
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20 March
B&M fights Kylie Minogue in bed linen branding dispute
Bargain retailer B&M has refuted a legal claim made by Kylie Minogue against it for selling two products named ‘Kylie’,…
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19 March
Pets at Home stops Easter rabbit sales
Pets at Home’s has made the decision to stop the sale of rabbits and adoption of rabbits at its 440…
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19 March
Next expected to post profits drop, say analysts
Analysts have predicted that clothing chain Next will be latest retailer to report a fall in profits this Friday. It…
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19 March
H&M gender pay disparity
Clothing retailer H&M’s latest gender pay report has shown the gap in both median and mean figures is well below…
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19 March
Hammerson rejects Klépierre takeover bid in ‘less than 24 hours’
French real estate investment fund Klépierre has confirmed its takeover bid of Hammerson was rejected in “less than 24 hours”.…
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