Year: 2019

Amazon launches latest Clicks and Mortar store in Edinburgh

Small Business support network Enterprise Nation, in partnership with Amazon, Square and Direct Line for Business, have opened its third…

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Gove orders HMRC to support SMEs in the event of no-deal

Ministers including Michael Gove have ordered HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to support “cash-strapped” small business in the event of…

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Halting the demise of the ‘not my department’ store

Be it House of Fraser, retail bellwether John Lewis or in-the-wars Debenhams, department stores are in the news for all…

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Farfetch acquires parent company of Virgil Abloh’s Off-White for £556m

Farfetch has acquired the New Guards Group, the parent company of luxury streetwear brand Off-White, in a £556m deal.  The…

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How Games Workshop is standing up against the UK’s high street woes

In what is still an incredibly turbulent time for the retail market, fantasy miniatures retailer Games Workshop has seen explosive…

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Mixed footfall performance in July

Footfall figures decline by 3.8% in July, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Retail Traffic…

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Adidas shares dip despite double-digit growth

Sportswear retailer Adidas saw shares dip by 2.3% in early trading today (8 August), despite the company’s operating profit growing…

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Future proofing your brand in the age of the Sci-Fi shopper

When Sci-Fi blockbuster Minority Report’s tech-enriched vision of commerce in the year 2054 hit cinemas seventeen years ago, it was…

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Intu submits plans for £168m face-lift at Lakeside centre

Shopping centre operator Intu has submitted plans to Thurrock Council for a £168m development of its Lakeside centre. The proposal…

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Debenhams names new CEO as chairman Duddy steps down

Debenhams has announced the appointment of Stefaan Vansteenkiste as its new CEO and has also revealed its chairman Terry Duddy…

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