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Oct- 2023 -23 October
Pret accelerates US expansion with new partnership
Pret A Manger has announced a new joint venture (JV) partnership with existing franchisee, Dallas International (Dallas), accelerating its expansion…
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23 October
London planners blast John Lewis over affordable housing plans
London planning officials have accused John Lewis of planning to build “executive housing” which will not help local families. In…
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20 October
Today’s news in brief-20/10/23
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a 0.9% decline in retail sales for September, following a 0.4% rise in…
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20 October
EE ventures into ecommerce with new brand launch
EE has announced that it is broadening its horizons from traditional telecommunications services to venture into the ecommerce market. In…
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20 October
Frasers ups Asos stake again to 23%
Frasers has again upped its stake in Asos to 23%, as it continues its investment in a number of UK…
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20 October
UK consumer confidence falls ahead of festive period
GfK’s long-running consumer confidence index decreased nine points to -30 in October. All five measures were down in comparison to…
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20 October
Retail sales drop in September as demand for household goods wanes
Retail sales have fallen by 0.9% in September, following a rise of 0.4% in August 2023, according to the new…
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20 October
ProCook revenues dip 1.8% in Q2
ProCook has seen revenues dip by 1.8% to £15.7m in the second quarter of the year, excluding the impact of…
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20 October
John Lewis appoints new head of brand and store experience
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Paul Jones as its new head of brand and store experience.…
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19 October
Today’s news in brief-19/10/23
Adidas has revised its full-year projections upward following robust Q3 2023 results. The sportswear giant’s performance was positively impacted by…
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