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Jan- 2018 -22 January
UK online SMEs ‘confident’ in 2018 sales growth
UK SME online retailers have expressed confidence in the year ahead with 74% anticipating sales will increase in 2018, according…
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22 January
Co-op creates modern slavery job lifeline programme
The Co-op is creating a national scheme that allows employers to help survivors of modern slavery by offering them permanent…
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22 January
Holland & Barrett appoints new managing director
Health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett has appointed Steve Carson to the newly created position of managing director. Carson…
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22 January
Dixons Carphone CEO steps down for Boots role
Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed Sebastian James as senior vice president, president and managing director of Boots. In order to…
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19 January
December 2017 sees retail sales slump
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that December 2017 had the weakest retail sales in over four years.…
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19 January
Asda and Aldi ban energy drink sales to under-16s
Asda and Aldi have joined supermarket Waitrose in banning the sale of high-caffeine drinks to anyone aged under 16, the…
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19 January
Carpetright shares crash 41.9% amid profit warning
Specialist carpet retailer Carpetright has issued another profit warning prompting shares to fall by 41.9%, at the time of writing.…
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19 January
Poundland owner Steinhoff plea for £176m life raft
The owner of Poundland, Steinhoff, has begun contacting potential lenders in search of €200m (£176m) in “interim liquidity support” to…
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19 January
Post Office joins convenience store for new 24-hour offering
The opening of a new Post Office on New Oxford Street in London has marked the first in the new…
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18 January
Retailers warned the Darwin £10 note is almost extinct
The Bank of England has warned that it will withdraw legal tender status of the paper £10 note featuring Charles…
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