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Jul- 2025 -4 July
Waitrose invests in first south west distribution centre
Waitrose has announced a multi-million investment in a 360,000sq ft distribution centre in Bristol to support its expansion and improve…
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4 July
Asda unveils enhanced family leave benefits for staff
Asda has announced improvements to its family leave benefits for its staff around caregiving, parenthood and family loss. As part…
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4 July
High street sales falter in June as shoppers go online
High street sales growth continued to lag behind inflation in June, as shoppers turned to online retailers, according to new…
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3 July
Watches of Switzerland revenues surge to £1.6bn in FY25
Watches of Switzerland group has reported an 8% increase in revenues to £1.6bn for the 52 weeks ended 27 April…
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3 July
Frasers nearly doubles financing facility to £3bn to support growth
Frasers Group has revealed that it has increased its financing facility from £1.65bn to £3bn in a new term loan…
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3 July
Currys FY profits soar 37% to £162m
Currys has welcomed strong profits and sales in its full-year results, with adjusted profit before tax soaring by 37% to…
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3 July
Superdrug FY profits jump 22.6% amid focus on value items
Superdrug has seen its full-year pre-tax profits jump by 22.6% to £136.8m, as store openings, refurbishments and a focus on…
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2 July
Amazon hits robot milestone as fleet nears outnumbering humans
Amazon has deployed its one millionth robot to its workforce, marking the highest number of robots the company has ever…
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2 July
Topps Tiles Q3 sales jump 10% amid boost in trade customers
Topps Tiles has revealed that its group adjusted sales increased 10.1% in the third quarter of the year, up 4.1%…
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2 July
Greggs warns on profits after warm weather hits sales
Greggs has revealed that it expects its full-year operating profit to be “modestly” below FY24 after the heatwave in June…
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