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Jan- 2018 -25 January
KKR sells off remaining Pets at Home stake
American private equity firm KKR has sold off its remaining 12.3% stake in Pets at Home. This amounted to 62…
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25 January
Ralph Lauren hires Burberry digital marketing head
Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has hired Burberry’s previous director of digital marketing, Alice Delahunt, in order to drive digital…
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25 January
Pets Corner bucks online trend with 8.7% sales growth in-store
Pet retailer Pets Corner has revealed its like-for-like sales in December were up by 8.7%, compared with the same…
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24 January
Ombudsman access to small firms may be extended
More small businesses may have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service, according to a new consultation launched. Under changes proposed…
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24 January
Pets at Home reports strong Christmas sales, ends Barkers store trail
Pet supplies retailer Pets at Home has revealed positive sales growth for the 12-week period ending on 4 January…
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24 January
WHSmith sales fall, but airports and stations climb
High street sales for book retailer WHSmith were down 5% in the 20-week period to 20 January. Like-for-like sales in…
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23 January
Mark Gifford resigns as Game’s CFO
Video game retailer Game has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer Mark Gifford. Gifford informed the board of…
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22 January
Small businesses struggle with poor ATM provision
More than 200 communities in Britain have poor ATM provisions, or no cash machines at all, affecting small businesses. Which?…
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22 January
Co-op creates modern slavery job lifeline programme
The Co-op is creating a national scheme that allows employers to help survivors of modern slavery by offering them permanent…
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19 January
December 2017 sees retail sales slump
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that December 2017 had the weakest retail sales in over four years.…
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