Matalan

Matalan owner reportedly seeking £60m amid store closures

The owner of Matalan, John Hargreaves, is reportedly seeking a cash injection of £60m to support the fashion retailer through…

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Matalan employees furloughed, ‘massive win’ for safety says GMB

Matalan has announced all warehouse staff will be offered furlough leave in light of the coronavirus pandemic.  The GMB said…

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Matalan strike suspended after bosses offer new pay deal

A long-running Matalan strike has been called off after bosses made GMB members a new pay offer. More than 500…

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Matalan revenue growth dented by ‘awful’ weather and political uncertainty

Fashion retailer Matalan saw its total revenue increase to £292m in the Q2 2019, despite the weather and political and…

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Lidl partners with charity-toy vending company

CharityPodz, the company behind the UK’s first charity-toy vending machines, has announced a new partnership with supermarket Lidl after raising…

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Achieving sustainable growth through digital in an unstable time

How much do you use your smartphone? I recently tracked my own personal usage and found that I use my…

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Ten retailers defying high street blues in 2018

This year will likely go down in history as a turning point for high street retail in the UK, with…

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The end of the High Street as we know it? Part II

Like many other Retail Sector readers, I found Kareena Uttamchandani’s post this week about the end of high street fascinating…

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Wilko appoints Craig McGregor as new retail director

Homeware retailer Wilko has announced that former Topshop retail director Craig McGregor will be joining its senior team to help…

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Matalan continues strong performance with 4.9% revenue boost

Fashion and homeware retailer Matalan has reported a 4.9% increase in revenue for the 13 weeks ending 26 May 2018.…

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