London

How ‘Ostrich Shops’ are blighting the high street

The state of the high street isn’t to blame for the closure of shops and growing number of UK retailers…

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Why retailers need to take sonic branding seriously

Retail is undergoing something of a paradigm shift. This is a sector that faces unprecedented challenges as it adapts to…

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Aldi hikes minimum wage

Aldi has announced it will implement “market leading” pay rates for its store colleagues. All employees will earn a minimum…

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The rise of CBD and what it means for retail

Rewind two or three years and CBD wasn’t even on the radar of the UK retail sector; now it’s a…

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Gordon Brown to receive nearly £1m following Links of London collapse

Restructuring firm Gordon Brown is set to receive a near £1m payout after it helped to close down British jewellery…

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Paphitis delivers ‘resilient’ full year and Christmas performance

The Paphitis retail group has reported a ‘resilient’ performance amid ‘challenging’ conditions in both its full year and Christmas results. …

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Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?

It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of…

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Debenhams announces 19 store closures

Debenhams has announced the closure of 19 of its UK stores, resulting in 660 job losses.   The department store, which…

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Arcadia Group confirms Westfield Stratford Topshop closure

Arcadia group has confirmed its Topshop and Topman sites at London Westfield Stratford City will close, Drapers reports. The two-storey…

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Boxing Day footfall falls to lowest level since 2010

Retail footfall decreased by 10.6% on Boxing Day in 2019, and marks the largest decrease in footfall since 2010. The…

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