Year: 2019

Digital Services Tax extended to include 2% ‘Amazon tax’

High streets government minister, Jake Berry, has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a “2% tax on…

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Delivering ROI in B2B e-commerce

The importance of e-commerce in the B2B landscape is growing exponentially. In the past, digital commerce used to be an…

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Feb footfall signals 15th month of decline

Footfall fell by 2% in February, a significant decline compared with the previous year, when it fell by 0.2%, and marks the fifteenth consecutive month of decline.…

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Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green calls in advisors

Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green fashion brand has called in advisors Moorfields Advisory to oversee a strategic review of the company’s…

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Debenhams in talks to secure £150m lifeline

Embattled department store Debenhams has confirmed it is in “advanced negotiations” to secure £150m funding from its lenders just a…

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Primark to move 220 roles to Dublin

Primark has announced it will be moving its product operations from Reading to Dublin with 220 staff being told they…

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Waitrose to close five stores affecting 440 jobs

Waitrose has announced it is to close five stores affecting 440 jobs, following a 45% decline in annual profit at…

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Mike Ashley moves to take control of Debenhams

Mike Ashley has announced plans to remove all the directors at Debenhams, except Rachel Osborne who was appointed in September,…

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Women in retail – advice from a female store manager

When it comes to the boardroom, retail may still be a male-dominated world, but there have been a lot of…

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Worst February in a decade for retailers, says BDO

High street retailers suffered the worst February in a decade for in-store sales, according to figures from BDO’s latest High…

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