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Jan- 2023 -24 January
Boots offers 1,500 jobs to former Lloyds Pharmacy staff
Boots has announced that it will be recruiting for more than 1,500 pharmacy roles nationwide, extending the opportunity particularly to…
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23 January
Asda owners eye potential £13bn EG Group merger
Asda owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa are reportedly considering merging the company with the EG Group ahead of EG’s £7bn…
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23 January
Consumer confidence improves for first time in 15 months
UK consumer confidence in the final quarter of 2022 improved by half (+0.6) a percentage point, according to the latest…
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23 January
Waterstones profits rise by £40m in FY22
Waterstones has seen its profit-before-tax rise to £42.1m in the year to April 2022, up from £2.9m the prior year…
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23 January
The Works hails ‘resilient’ sales amid 5.7% jump
The Works has revealed it has seen a strengthening in trade since the end of its first half, with like-for-like…
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23 January
In The Style warns of FY losses as revenues fall 22%
Online womenswear fashion brand, In The Style, has revealed that its total revenue for the quarter ending 31 December 2022…
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20 January
Mamas & Papas appoints new CEO ahead of global expansion
Mamas and Papas, the high street nursery brand, has announced chief operating officer Nathan Williams as its new CEO to…
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20 January
December retail sales fall 1% despite Christmas boost
Retail sales volumes fell by 1% in December 2022 after a 0.5% fall in November 2022, according to data from…
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20 January
Argos to close all Irish operations
Argos has announced that it will shut all of its 34 stores in the Republic of Ireland at the end…
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20 January
Superdrug sales rise by 16% over December
Superdrug revealed that its like-for-like sales increased by 16% in December, with the group confirming that this Christmas trading period…
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