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May- 2021 -10 May
Greggs sales recover to near pre-pandemic levels
Greggs saw its two-year like-for-like (LFL) sales close the gap to just a 3.9% decline for the eight weeks to…
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7 May
Fashion and lifestyle sales see record surge amid reopening
Retailers reported record results across fashion, lifestyle and homeware and sustained growth of online sales in April, as consumer confidence…
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5 May
Pepco valued at £5bn ahead of Warsaw listing
Pepco Group, the owner of brands such as Poundland, Pep&Co and the Dealz brands, has been valued at between €4.8bn…
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5 May
UK retail footfall hit by bad weather
New data from Springboard has revealed that footfall at UK retail destinations dropped by 2% last week from the previous…
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4 May
WH Smith mulls takeover of Dixons Carphone’s airport stores
WH Smith is reportedly eyeing up a takeover of Dixons Carphone’s airport stores, after the electronics business closed 35 of…
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4 May
Frasers Group to launch £60m share buyback scheme
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has announced that it is set to commence a £60m shares buyback scheme commencing today (4…
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Apr- 2021 -30 April
Card Factory trading performance ‘exceeds expectations’
Card Factory has announced that its performance following the reopening of stores in England and Wales “exceeded its expectations”. The…
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29 April
WH Smith launches fundraise to open 100 new travel stores
WH Smith has unveiled plans to open around 100 new travel stores after launching a £325 bond offering in convertible…
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27 April
Furniture Village appoints new board member
Furniture Village has announced the appointment of Mike Broughton, the group’s IT and business development director, to its board of…
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26 April
Poundland owner confirms Polish IPO
Poundland owner, Pepco Group, has confirmed plans to go ahead with a listing on the Polish stock market that could…
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