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May- 2020 -15 May
Consumer spending slumped over 30% in April
Consumer spending contracted by 36.5% year-on-year in April, according to new data from Barclaycard. The research revealed that spending on…
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11 May
Mike Ashley and Peter Cowgill in race to acquire Office
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley and JD Sports owner Peter Cowgill have both been revealed as bidders for footwear retailer…
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11 May
Trouble ahead for retail vacancy rates, warns BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Local Data Company has said the new BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor has revealed that the…
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5 May
Government launches £6.1m fund to help high streets through pandemic
Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are set to receive a £6.1m funding boost to help high streets and town centres through…
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Apr- 2020 -29 April
Shop prices fall 1.7% as non-food items suffer
Shop Prices fell by 1.7% in April, compared with the 0.8% decrease seen in March, making it the highest rate…
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28 April
Games Workshop to restart online sales amid Covid-19 lockdown
Games Workshop has revealed plans to restart online orders and trade sales in Europe and North America this week, amid…
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27 April
JD Sports to delay full-year results
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has revealed plans to delay its full-year results to 7 July 2020, as the Covid-19…
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24 April
UK consumer confidence remains steady despite nearing record low
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has remained at -34 for April, only five points away from the record -39 low…
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23 April
Animal set to shutter entire UK estate by 2021
Fashion brand Animal is reportedly set to shutter its entire UK estate by 2021, placing almost 500 jobs at risk.…
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22 April
Cath Kidston shutters entire UK estate, over 900 staff made redundant
The administrators of Cath Kidston have confirmed that all 60 Cath Kidston stores in the UK have now closed, resulting…
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