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Jul- 2018 -19 July
Store closures lead to slump in demand for retail space
New research has found that 70% of chartered surveyors in London saw a notable slump in demand for retail space…
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19 July
Debenhams woes hit Sports Direct profits
Sports Direct has seen a 73% drop in pre-tax profit despite an increase in revenue thanks to its investment in…
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19 July
‘Phantom hours’ costing UK businesses £37m a week
A survey of shift workers in the retail, hospitality and leisure industries has found staff to be overstating their working…
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19 July
Amazon Prime Day crash drives shoppers elsewhere
Amazon Prime Day’s website issues produced a ‘halo effect’ for UK retailers, as online businesses saw a recorded a 13%…
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19 July
Frozen food retail continues to grow
Frozen food value growth continues across almost every category, according to latest statistics in the 52 weeks to 18 June…
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18 July
Hotel Chocolat reports another strong year of growth
Chocolate retailer Hotel Chocolat has a reported a 12% increase in revenue for the financial year ending July 1 2018.…
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18 July
M&S partners with Octopus Energy to challenge ‘Big 6’ providers
Marks & Spencer and Octopus Energy have announced a new strategic partnership to supply energy and services under the M&S…
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18 July
Retail centre ‘to rival Bicester Village’ planned for The O2
Crosstree Retail Estate Partners and AEG Europe have announced a new 85-store retail centre to rival Bicester Village will open…
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18 July
Hot weather and World Cup fever spurs online retail growth
UK online retail sales were up during June this year, as the hot weather and start of the FIFA World…
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17 July
Amazon Prime Day website crash ‘costs retailer over £75m’ in sales
The website crash experienced at the start of Amazon Prime Day has cost the online retailer over £75m in potential…
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