Month: August 2018
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Aug- 2018 -6 AugustDepartment Stores
House of Fraser able to proceed with store closures after legal row ends
House of Fraser has settled its legal row with landlords meaning it can proceed with plans to close 31 of…
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6 AugustHigh Street
Footfall drops in July as customers avoid high street in heatwave
The heatwave drew customers away from the high street in July, as footfall fell by 10.8% compared with the same…
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3 AugustAdvice
How to future proof your SEO strategy in a voice search world
By 2020, 50% of all searches will be done via a virtual assistant or voice search device. In 2015, the…
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3 AugustHigh Street
Retail salaries hit a five-month high but majority still feel underpaid
Average salaries for retail roles hit a five-month high in July, as pay increased by 1.1% month-on-month according to new…
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3 AugustTechnology
Apple becomes first ever US company to be valued at $1trillion
Tech giant Apple has become the first ever US stock listed company to be worth $1tn (£767bn). Apple hit the…
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3 AugustDepartment Stores
Selfridges open ‘Christmas Shop’ four months before the festive period
Selfridges has opened its ‘Christmas Shop’ four months before the festive period, with the department store claiming the decision was…
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3 AugustOnline & Digital
Amazon tax bill halved despite profits increase
Amazon’s UK corporation tax bill was £4.5m in 2017, its lowest bill in five years, despite tripling its pre-tax profits…
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2 AugustAdvice
The end of the High Street as we know it? Part II
Like many other Retail Sector readers, I found Kareena Uttamchandani’s post this week about the end of high street fascinating…
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2 AugustPeople Moves
B&M appoints two female appointments to its board of directors
B&M has has appointed Carolyn Bradley and Tiffany Hall to its board of directors in non-executive roles. B&M announced that…
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2 AugustGovernment
Businesses with over 50 employees asked to publish gender pay results
A report by the business, energy and industrial strategy committee has called on government to ask businesses publish gender pay…
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