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Northern Ireland’s Abbey Centre sold to new owner for £59m

Abbey Centre in Northern Ireland has been sold by NewRiver to The Herbert Group of Companies in an off market…

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What’s next for next-day deliveries?

Once the gold standard of eCommerce innovation, next-day delivery was long seen as the pinnacle of convenience – a service…

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Next suffers shareholder rebellion over pay transparency

Next’s shareholders have pushed back against what some deemed as a lack of transparency over its staff pay after more…

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A Lidl bit more: Why is Lidl investing in expansion?

On 28 April Lidl announced that it is going to invest £500m in store expansion, aiming to open more than…

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Today’s news in brief-8/5/25

Next has increased its full-year profit guidance to £1.08bn, up £14m, following an 11.4% rise in Q1 full-price sales, outperforming…

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Next ups profit guidance as Q1 sales rise by 11.4%

Next has upped its full-year profit guidance as it welcomed “better than expected” sales in the first quarter, with full…

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Today’s news in brief-24/4/25

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reviewing the Low Value Import scheme, which allows goods under £135 to enter the UK tariff-free,…

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Mori unveils first-ever acquisition with Kidly deal

Baby clothing brand Mori has made its first-ever acquisition with the purchase of UK-based children’s retail brand Kidly, for an…

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Chancellor mulls ending tariff-free import scheme to combat Chinese dumping

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the Low Value Import scheme, which currently allows online retailers to bring goods worth…

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Today’s news in brief-3/4/25

The Co-op has reported a sixfold surge in full-year pre-tax profits, rising to £161m from £28m the previous year, despite…

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