Year: 2019

Former Debenhams and John Lewis director to launch own brand

Jo Hooper, a former womenswear director at John Lewis and Debenhams is set to launch her own clothing brand. Named…

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LK Bennett could collapse ‘in next few days’

Some 480 jobs may be at risk as high end fashion retailer LK Bennett has appointed audit firm EY as…

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Gap to close 230 stores

Fashion retailer Gap will close 230 of its stores over the next two years as part of a plan to…

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Farfetch and JD.com expand partnership with Toplife merger

Farfetch, the technology platform for the luxury fashion industry, has announced the expansion of their strategic partnership with JD.com in…

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Lego looks to break China despite cutting 8% of workforce

Lego has announced it is looking to expand into China despite the fact it is set to cut 8% of…

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Business rates appeals drop under ‘complicated’ system

Businesses are struggling with the new ‘check challenge appeal’ (CCA) business rates appeals system, according to rating experts at Colliers…

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Victoria’s Secret to close stores following Christmas ‘decline’

Victoria’s Secret has announced it is to close stores following a “decline in performance” over the second half of 2018.…

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Shop workers face highest risk of redundancy, report finds

Retail workers are more likely to be made redundant and face a longer duration of unemployment compared with employees in…

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Boots reveals plans to cut 350 head office jobs

Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced it is looking to cut 350 jobs from its Nottinghamshire headquarters as part…

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How can small businesses prepare for Brexit?

Unfortunately one of the most significant problems regarding Brexit is the uncertainty. It was in 1973 that the UK, along…

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