Month: January 2019
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Jan- 2019 -25 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Clothing manufacturers are failing to pay minimum wage, inquiry finds
British clothing manufacturers have been forced to pay almost £90,000 to employees for non-payment of minimum wage, following an HMRC…
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25 JanuaryAnalysis
Why retailers no longer need to get hung up in their fight against waste
The war on single use plastics has stepped up a gear. Since the shocking images from the BBC’s Blue Planet…
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25 JanuaryHigh Street
Bonmarché sales slide 11.1% over Christmas
Fashion retailer Bonmarché has reported a 11.1% drop in like-for-like sales over the Christmas trading period, ending 29 December 2018.…
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25 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
L’occitane launches same day delivery across UK
French beauty retailer L’occitane has partnered with retail delivery startup On The Dot to launch its same day delivery service…
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24 JanuaryHigh Street
Man charged after digger smashes through Spar shop front
A Scottish man has been charged after a digger was driven through the shop front of a Spar convenience store…
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24 JanuaryComment
Three common factors among retail survivors
It is hard to remember a time when analysts were not being harbingers of doom for the British high street.…
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24 JanuaryPeople Moves
Around 70,000 retail jobs lost in Q4, report finds
The total number of employees working in retail was down 2.2%, equivalent to around 70,000 jobs, on Q4 2017 an…
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24 JanuaryEconomy
Retail spending bounces back in December despite ‘tough’ festive period
Retail spending bounced back in the UK in December 2018 after a tough November as GlobalData’s total retail index rose…
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24 JanuaryDepartment Stores
John Lewis to close Knight & Lee in Southsea; 127 jobs at risk
John Lewis & Partners has announced it will close its Knight & Lee store in Southsea in July 2019, putting…
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23 JanuarySupermarkets
Carl Rogberg becomes third ex-Tesco executive cleared of fraud
Former Tesco executive, Carl Rogberg, has been cleared of £250m fraud and false accounting charges, which sent the supermarket into…
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