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Sep- 2025 -17 September
Poundland halts store closures amid restructuring plan
Poundland has revealed that it has paused its store closure programme after the implementation of its restructuring plan. It has so far announced the closure of 57 stores but has now brought that programme to a conclusion with the remaining 11 closures put on hold. Poundland’s Irvine Rivergate Centre location,…
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17 September
Inflation holds steady at 3.8% but food prices on the rise
Inflation held steady last month, with a reported rise of 3.8% in the 12 months to August 2025, unchanged from July’s figures. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the August and July figures mark the joint-highest recorded since January 2024, when the rate was 4.0%. It comes as…
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17 September
Moonpig remains on track to meet FY26 guidance
Moonpig has announced that it remains on track to meet its FY26 guidance after reporting trading was in line with expectations since the start of the financial year (commencing 1 May 2025). The online greeting card and gifting group has seen revenues grow by 10% year-on-year since the start of…
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16 September
Co-op and EG On The Move open new roadside service station in Lincolnshire
Co-op and EG On The Move have expanded their partnership with the opening of a new roadside service station in Lincolnshire. The Wyberton Services site, on The Quadrant, Coney Way, Wyberton, opens on Thursday 18 September. The 24-hour site features six fuel islands, including two for HGVs, alongside jet washes,…
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16 September
Gap appoints Universal Music Publishing chief Jody Gerson to board
Gap has appointed Jody Gerson, chairman and chief executive of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), to its board of directors. Gerson, who joined UMPG in 2015, was the first woman to lead a global music publisher. She has signed artists including Adele, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Coldplay, and…
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16 September
Retail jobs hit record low, ONS data shows
The wholesale, retail and repair of motor vehicles sector lost over 61,000 payrolled employees since August 2024, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. Alongside this, the median pay for this sector was £2084 per month in August 2025, below the UK median of £2568. Furthermore,…
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16 September
Usdaw calls on peers to end opposition to Employment Rights Bill
Retail union Usdaw has urged Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers to drop their opposition to the Employment Rights Bill after the government rejected all amendments proposed in the House of Lords. It said the Employment Rights Bill would enact “major” changes to UK employment law. Key proposals include banning exploitative…
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16 September
Currys to open three additional business hubs in UK stores
Currys Business will launch three additional business hubs across the UK in the coming week as it looks to expand its support for small and medium-sized enterprises. The new hubs will open within the company’s Bromborough, Carlisle and Colliers Wood branches. They will offer tailored technology packages, one-to-one consultations, installation…
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16 September
Autumn budget could hit festive spending, warns Aldi CEO
The UK chief executive of Aldi has warned that the timing of the government’s late November budget could dampen consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas. Speaking to The Guardian, Giles Hurley said uncertainty around the measures chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce to address the fiscal gap in public finances…
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16 September
Bodycare to shut 30 stores as administrators begin closure programme
Around 30 Bodycare shops are set to close this month after administrators said the health and beauty retailer could no longer keep all of its stores trading. Some of the affected sites will shut today (16 September) and 18 September, with all staff at those branches made redundant. Bodycare’s administrators…
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