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House of Fraser’s Manchester Kendal store to close

House of Fraser has confirmed the closure of its flagship Kendals department store in Manchester, after rescue talks with landlords…

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Amazon to open new Manchester hub; vows to create 1000 jobs

Amazon has announced plans to open a new corporate office in Manchester in 2019 and increase the capacity of its…

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Moonpig launches new Manchester tech hub

UK online cards, gifts and flowers retailer, Moonpig, is opening its first ever ‘Tech Hub’ in Manchester, creating 50 new…

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Beauty brand Deciem shutters all stores following bizarre Instagram post

Beauty brand Deciem, has closed all its stores until 2019 following an Instagram post by its founder who alleged “almost…

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Ikea fined £100,000 after worker loses part of two fingers

Furniture retailer Ikea has been fined £100,000 after two of an engineer’s fingers were partially amputated during maintenance work on…

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eBay enters partnership with first UK city to boost retail

Online marketplace eBay has announced it has entered a 12-month partnership with the city of Wolverhampton to help small retailers…

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Three further House of Fraser stores to shutter due to ‘greedy landlords’

House of Fraser has announced it is to close three further stores in Hull, Edinburgh and Swindon, with new owner…

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Customer security and trust will lead to better growth

The importance of customer data to retail brands cannot be overstated, especially when petabytes worth of personal information is gathered…

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Orla Kiely ceases trading as parent company enters administration

Eponymous handbag and homeware retailer Orla Kiely has ceased trading as of Monday 17 September 2018. Its parent company Kiely…

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85% of interviewers admit asking candidates ‘off limits’ questions

Some 85% of interviewers have admitted to asking questions which can be seen to be “off limits” or potentially illegal…

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