Month: November 2018
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Nov- 2018 -13 NovemberDepartment Stores
House of Fraser could see ‘significant’ number of further store closures
House of Fraser is set for a “significant” number of further store closures after landlords reportedly refused to agree to…
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13 NovemberSupermarkets
Asda trials new ‘inclusive hour’ as part of Purple Tuesday
Supermarket giant Asda is trialling a new ‘inclusive hour’ in stores in Kent and Manchester as part of its support…
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13 NovemberHigh Street
B&M posts double-digit sales and profit growth
B&M has announced a double-digit increase in both group revenues and profit before tax in the 26 week period ending…
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13 NovemberGovernment
EU rules could ‘thwart’ Hammond’s business rates promise
Hammond’s plan to help high streets through a near £1bn, two year business rates cut, is set to be thwarted…
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13 NovemberClothing & Shoes
John Lewis, M&S and Next sign anti-slavery agreement
Retailers John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, River Island and Shop Direct have signed a joint agreement to combat labour…
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12 NovemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s enlists Greatest Showman director for Christmas ad
Sainsbury’s has unveiled its new Christmas advert, ‘The Big Night’, directed by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey. The ad which…
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12 NovemberHigh Street
Forecasts predict £99bn retail sales increase during ‘golden quarter’
Total UK retail sales in Q4 are expected to rise by 2% to £98.8bn for the three months to the…
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12 NovemberClothing & Shoes
All Saints sees profits fall by over half
Clothing retailer All Saints has seen its profits fall by over half to £10.6m in the year to February 2018.…
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12 NovemberAdvice
How high street retailers can make it as ‘bricks and clicks’ companies
Next year Amazon is set to celebrate its 25th birthday, although much of the high street won’t be joining the…
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12 NovemberEconomy
Footfall drops for 11th consecutive month
Footfall in October fell by 2% on the previous year, an identical fall to that recorded in October 2017 and…
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