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Mar- 2025 -31 March
Majestic agrees to acquire Enotria&Coe
Majestic, the UK specialist wine retailer, has entered into a formal agreement to acquire the premium wines and spirits supplier,…
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31 March
Pets at Home warns of profit drop in FY26
Pets at Home has revealed that it expects its retail profits to drop in FY26 to within a range of…
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31 March
Boohoo finalises Debenhams rebrand despite Frasers push-back
Boohoo Group has confirmed its rebrand to Debenhams Group at its General Meeting following the initial announcement of the name…
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31 March
Primark boss resigns following investigation into behaviour allegations
Primark CEO Paul Marchant has stepped down from his role with immediate effect following an allegation from a woman concerning…
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31 March
Co-op rebrands Nisa as Co-op Wholesale
Co-op has rebranded its Nisa division as Co-op Wholesale in a bid to reaffirm its commitment to the independent retail…
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28 March
Today’s news in brief-28/3/25
WHSmith has agreed to sell its high street retail arm to Modella Capital in a £76m deal, marking a significant…
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28 March
Clothing and household goods help boost retail sales 1% in Feb
Retail sales rose by 1% in February, thanks to a strong performance in non-food stores such as clothing, household goods…
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28 March
Decathlon appoints new CEO
Decathlon has announced the appointment of Javier López as the new chief executive officer. With 26 years of experience at…
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28 March
Asda unveils £80m investment into retail pay
Asda has announced an £80m investment in retail pay to increase hourly rates for store-based colleagues to £12.60 from October.…
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28 March
WHSmith agrees sale of high street arm to Modella Capital in £76m deal
Modella Capital has announced that it has acquired the UK high street operations of WHSmith, business based on an enterprise…
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