Month: February 2018
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Feb- 2018 -28 FebruaryElectrical
Maplin and Toys R Us go into administration
Toys R Us and Maplin have both entered administration today, as last minute attempts to save the retailers collapsed. Toys…
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28 FebruaryAnalysis
Cyber security threats in retail
Retailers have had little choice but to transform their IT infrastructure as customers increasingly move to online shopping and high…
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28 FebruaryEconomy
Pressures on shop prices ease
February shop price deflation deepened to 0.8% in February 2018 compared 0.5% with the previous month. According the British Retail…
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28 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Tesco, Asda and Next accused of using harmful factories
British retailers Next, Asda and Tesco are among the companies that continue to source some of their materials from dirty…
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28 FebruaryElectrical
Maplin and Toys R Us set to go bust today
Maplin and Toys R Us are reportedly facing collapse today (28 February) after failing to secure buyers. Maplin employs 2,500…
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28 FebruaryHigh Street
48% of retail job candidates lie on their CV
Nearly half of retail job candidates lie on their CV, according to a recent survey. New research from job site…
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27 FebruaryAnalysis
What omnichannel really means for the modern retailer
Life is busy and time is scarce. Digitisation has encouraged people to look for easy, simple and efficient solutions to…
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27 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Marks and Spencer publishes gender pay gap figures
Marks and Spencer is the latest retailer to publish its gender pay gap figures, with a claim that its gaps…
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27 FebruaryEconomy
High street banks urged to continue taking in old £10 notes to ‘save’ retailers
Retailers are continuing to hand out old £10 notes despite them ceasing to be legal tender on 1 March 2018.…
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27 FebruaryHigh Street
Michael Law to resign as Next’s group operations director
Next has announced that group operations director Michael Law is to step down as he prepares to retire this summer.…
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