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Supermarkets
Lidl announces fifth pay rise in two years
Lidl GB will increase hourly pay rates for store and warehouse staff from September, marking its fifth wage rise in…
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Comment
It’s time we had a system that stopped taxing retailers as if it were 1599
Our high streets have had a tough time in recent years – battered by a global pandemic, war, energy shocks…
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Sport & Leisure
On raises guidance as sales jump 32%
Swiss Sportswear company On has upped its full-year revenue guidance after its second quarter sales jumped 32% to CHF 749.2m…
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Entertainment
Pop Mart to open largest UK Store at Liverpool One
Pop Mart has announced it is set to open its largest UK store to date in Liverpool One, marking the…
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People Moves
AO World appoints Sophie Tomkins as non-executive director
AO World has announced that Sophie Tomkins has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect…
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High Street
The Entertainer to become an Employee Owned Trust
TEAL Group Holdings, owner of The Entertainer, Early Learning Centre and Addo Play Ltd, has announced that the Grant family…
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Technology
Currys to expand its B2B division
Currys is rebranding and expanding its business-to-business (B2B) division in a move to capture a greater share of the UK’s…
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High Street
Criminals exploiting weak trading enforcement, Bira warns
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has warned that a collapse in trading standards enforcement is allowing criminal operators to…
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Economy
Footfall declines in July for second consecutive year
UK footfall fell by 0.4% year on year in July, according to data from the British Retail Consortium–Sensormatic IQ, marking…
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Economy
BoE cuts interest rates to 4%
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates to 4%, down from the previous rate of 4.25%, marking the…
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