Year: 2019

Pretty Green set to appoint administrators this week

Fashion brand, Pretty Green is set to draft in administrators this week after it filed a notice of intention to…

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Paperchase CVA proposal approved by creditors

The creditors of stationery retailer Paperchase have approved its proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The retailer originally announced the CVA…

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Sports Direct slams Debenhams for rejecting £100m offer

Sports Direct has criticised Debenhams for rejecting its offer to acquire its Danish company Magasin Du Nord for £100m. On…

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Travis Perkins appoints new COO amid plans to simplify business

Building materials retailer, Travis Perkins, has appointed Frank Elkins as its new chief operating officer for the group’s trade merchant…

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Why retailers should put the customer at the heart of digital transformation

There are so many technology solutions available to the retail sector that arguably the most critical step in investing in…

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Retail sales bounce back in February

Retail sales have bounced back slightly February 2019, as the quantity bought increased by 0.4% during the month. In the…

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Crime cost retailers £1.9bn last year

The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) annual Retail Crime Survey has revealed the total cost of crime and crime prevention for…

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Debenhams secures £200m lifeline

Embattled department store Debenhams has confirmed it has secured a £200m refinancing lifeline. The funding is expected to “provide liquidity…

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Carphone Warehouse rebuked over ‘Cyber Monday’ promotion

Carphone Warehouse has been rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over an iPhone promotion. Four complainants who had attempted…

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How to curb e-commerce fraud as people migrate to online shopping

Figures from the annual BRC Retail Crime Survey report an exponential increase in e-commerce fraud, specifically fraudulent Card Not Present…

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