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Jaeger and Peacocks fall into administration, 4,700 jobs at risk

Jaeger and Peacocks have fallen into administration, placing 4,700 jobs at risk.  It comes as owner EWM Group failed to…

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Kingfisher reports 17.6% sales growth in Q3

Kingfisher has announced that sales rose by 17.6% to £3.5bn in the third quarter ended 31 October. In light of…

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Black Friday online sales set to rise 50%

Black Friday online sales are set to increase by around £2bn this year, with total online sales predicted to rise…

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Naked Wine revenue soars 80% in H1

Naked Wines saw revenues soar by 80% to £157.1m in the half-year ended 28 September 2020. The group also reported…

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British Land profits slump 29% in half-year results

British Land has reported that underlying profit slumped 29.6% to £107m in its latest half-year results, down from £152m the…

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Halfords profits double in ‘very strong’ H1

Halfords has welcomed a “very strong” half-year of trading, with pre-tax profit soaring 116.2% to £56m in the half-year ended…

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Planning for the new digital saltation

Digital evolution, over the last 10 years, has been a steady move from offline to online. Since the mid-noughties until…

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Consumer confidence falls with Covid restrictions

Consumer confidence in the UK has dropped significantly with the introduction of further pandemic restrictions, according to new data from…

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The future of retail, where one size fits none

When writing this introduction, perhaps somewhat naively, I Googled ‘what was the most challenging time in all of history for…

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JD Sports enters race for Debenhams

JD Sports has reportedly entered the race to acquire embattled department store Debenhams, and has been granted access to Debenhams’…

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