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Jan- 2018 -18 January
Marks & Spencer closes Neasden distribution centre
Marks & Spencer has ceased operations at its Neasden clothing and home distribution centre, transferring staff to other sites in the M&S network. The group’s new Welham Green warehouse will be fitted out and tested during 2018 and is expected to start operations in the first months of 2019. The…
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18 January
Boots recalls bobby pins found to contain real fur
Boots has recalled a line of bobby pins from the hair accessory brand Scunci, after they were found to be made with real fur. The true material of the pins – which were marketed being ‘fur style’ – was discovered by anti-fur campaigner Ruby Miranda, who posted images of the…
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17 January
Seasalt reports record breaking Christmas sales
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt has reported a record year for Christmas trading, with overall sales up 52% for the five weeks leading up to 6 January 2018. Strong sales growth was recorded both online and in-store, with 72% online year-on-year growth and store sales up by 40%. Additionally, international sales…
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17 January
The Works posts record Christmas sales
Discount retailer The Works has announced its strongest ever Christmas trading performance, delivering 15% total year-on-year sales growth over the 12 weeks ending 24 December 2017. The company, which sells gifts, arts and crafts and books recorded increased growth both in-store and online for a seventh consecutive year. Total like-for-like…
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17 January
Poundland to open 150 Pep&Co ‘shop-in-shop’ fashion stores
Poundland has announced it will be opening over 150 Pep&Co ‘shop-in-shop’ fashion outlets in its stores over the next 12 months. The expansion comes just days after the retailer secured new loan funding to maintain its investment plans. Poundland also confirmed it would open the first of over 30 Republic…
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16 January
Greggs to open more stores following profitable 2017
Greggs is planning to open as many as 130 new stores across the country following a 7.4% total sales increase in 2017. Company-managed shops saw like-for-like sales increase by 3.7% over the year, and in Q4 sales were up by 3%. Greggs said the sales were driven by its “classic…
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15 January
High street sees sharpest footfall decline in four years
New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show footfall in the month of December suffered its sharpest decline since March 2013. Total UK retail footfall fell by 3.5% compared with December 2016, while the high street saw a sharper drop, down by 4.6%. Shopping centres suffered a…
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11 January
Marks and Spencer sales take a hit over Christmas
The all-important festive season yield disappointing results for Marks and Spencer at the end of 2017 as sales fell 1.4% during the period. Like-for-like revenues fell 1.4% in the 13 weeks to 30 December, with clothing and homeware down 2.8% and food down by 0.4%. Steve Rowe, chief executive said:…
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10 January
Moss Bros profit warning amid Christmas footfall drop
A disappointing performance during the Christmas period with drops in sales and footfall has forced Moss Bros to cut its profit forecast for the year. The menswear retailer said in a trading update for the 26 weeks to January 6 that, during the peak Christmas trading season throughout December, like-for-like…
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10 January
Ted Baker Christmas sales up 9%
Designer clothing retailer, Ted Baker, has reported strong sales growth of 9% over the Christmas period in 2017, boosted by an increase in online purchases. Online sales increased by 35%, accounting for 30.1% of the brand’s total retail sales for the eight-week period from 12 November 2017 to 6 January…
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