Month: October 2019
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Oct- 2019 -21 OctoberHigh Street
Bonmarchรฉ enters administration putting 2,900 jobs at risk
Womenswear retailer Bonmarchรฉ has entered administration, resulting in around 2,900 jobs being placed at risk including 200 at its head…
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18 OctoberComment
Staying one step ahead in retailโs shifting cybersecurity landscape
New advancements in technology are changing the retail industry in unprecedented ways, further blending the physical and digital worlds and…
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18 OctoberClothing & Shoes
M&S to open 60,000 sq ft store in Nottingham near year
Marks and Spencer will open a new 60,000 sq ft store at British Landโs Giltbrook Retail Park, Nottingham, in the…
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18 OctoberSupermarkets
Walmart offloads Asda pensions amid IPO plans
Asda owner Walmart has reportedly struck a deal to offload ยฃ3.8bn worth of pension liabilities as it eyes a potential…
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18 OctoberEconomy
Retail footfall plummets as autumn begins
Footfall in non-food stores fell by 9.9% year-on-year in September, according to the Retail Traffic Index published by Ipsos Retail…
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18 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Throwaway Halloween costumes to produce 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste
An estimated 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste will be generated from throwaway Halloween clothing and accessories, sold by leading retailers…
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17 OctoberSupermarkets
Asda denies claims that it will fire staff for not signing new contract
โBig Fourโ grocer Asda has hit back at claims that it will lay off staff for failing to sign a…
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17 OctoberOnline & Digital
UK shoppers wasting ยฃ641m a year not returning unwanted goods
As much as ยฃ641m is being wasted each year from shoppers buying online goods they donโt want and failing to…
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17 OctoberPeople Moves
M&S CFO Humphrey Singer to depart on 31 December
Marks and Spencer has announced that Humphrey Singer will step down from his role as CFO on 31 December. The…
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17 OctoberComment
Using data to take in-store shopper psychology to the next level
As shoppers, we all know the tactics retailers use to entice us to spend more. Thereโs the visually appealing, uncluttered…
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