Year: 2019

Arcadia fined £450k after girl fractures skull in Topshop

Philip Green’s retail group Arcadia has been fined £450,000 after a 10-year-old girl was hit on the head by a…

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Digital transformation – the key to a truly engaged customer and workforce

Retail is one of the most challenging sectors in the UK right now, particularly with the collapse of the British…

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January shop price inflation highest since 2013

Shop price inflation increased to 0.4% in January, up from 0.3% in December 2018 – the fourth consecutive month of…

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Mike Ashley and ScS in competition over Sofa.com

Both Mike Ashley and rival furniture retailer ScS have expressed interest in acquiring Sofa.com. ScS has confirmed via a statement…

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B&Q found to have leaked details of 75,000 thieves

B&Q has been found to have leaked details of 75,000 shoplifters including vehicle descriptions and full names. The leak was…

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Pets Corner opens 150th store as sales increase 4.7%

Pet product retailer Pets Corner opened its 150th store in Cobham, Surrey this month as it welcomed a 4.7% like-for-like…

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The UK’s high street woes

There are few sectors where the effects of the faltering UK economy have been more starkly visible than the retail…

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M&Co to cut 59 head office jobs

Clothing retailer M&Co has announced it is to cut 59 jobs from its head offices in London and Inchinnan. The…

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Mike Ashley faces fine for late account filing of Mash Holdings

Mash Holdings, a company run by Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley, could be facing a fine as its accounts filings…

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Iceland tops customer satisfaction rating for second time

Iceland has been named as the “top supermarket for delivering customer satisfaction” for the second time in a row, according…

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