Year: 2019

Laura Ashley issues fresh profit warning amid sales slump

Fashion and homeware retailer Laura Ashley has said its performance for the 2018 will “fall short of market expectations”, after…

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Footasylum removes ‘stab-proof vest’ from stores

Footwear retailer, Footasylum has removed a “stab-proof vest” from its shelves after a youth worker suggested it could attract unwanted…

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UK and Ireland retailers warn of no-deal tariffs

With just 36 days until the UK leaves the EU the leading retail bodies in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the…

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MPs call for business rates reform to save high street

The housing, communities and local government committee has said “dated policies” and an “unfair tax regime” needed reforming to allow…

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F Hinds to save Chapelle stores

Family owned retailer F Hinds, which has 116 stores across England & Wales, has reached an agreement to take on…

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Shopping for software ahead of Making Tax Digital

The Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative is designed to be a cost and time saving exercise both for the Exchequer…

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Retailers ‘trying to water down’ bottle deposit scheme

Environmental groups have accused retailers of trying to ignore calls for a catch-all deposit of more than 15p on plastic…

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Asda reports seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth

Asda has reported a 1% increase in like-for-like sales for the three months to the end of December, its seventh…

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Sainsbury’s-Asda merger at risk over ‘extensive competition concerns’

The Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) said it has provisionally found “extensive competition concerns” as part of its in-depth investigation…

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Footfall drops at Intu shopping centres

Footfall at Intu shopping centres have seen a 1.6% decrease according to the group’s full year results for 2018. However,…

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