Month: February 2020
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Feb- 2020 -17 FebruaryHigh Street
West country vacancy rates hits double-digits in 2020
The west country has seen the largest increase in retail vacancy rates in the UK, rising from 9.6% in 2016…
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17 FebruaryComment
Online vs offline – are physical stores starting to fight back?
More than half of UK consumers are now shopping online, with UK online spend forecasted to increase by 29.6% between…
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17 FebruarySport & Leisure
Adidas to appoint Thomas Rabe as new chairman
Sportswear brand Adidas has said in a statement it intends to appoint Thomas Rabe as its new chairman, following a…
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14 FebruaryAnalysis
German stagnation, Javid out, RBS gets environmental, Norton no-show
The German economy has stagnated due to significant falls in spending and exports. New figures show that GDP ‘flat lined’…
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14 FebruarySupermarkets
UK food and grocery market set to be worth £174bn by 2024
The UK food and grocery market is set to grow by 15% between 2019 and 2024 to £174.5bn, according to…
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14 FebruaryHigh Street
M&S to shutter two distribution centres putting almost 700 jobs at risk
Marks and Spencer has announced plans to shutter two of its distribution centres in spring 2021, putting nearly 700 jobs…
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14 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi ups bag for life prices amid new plastic bag reduction initiatives
Aldi has launched new initiatives to reduce the volume of plastic bags sold in its stores and to provide reusable…
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14 FebruaryHigh Street
Frasers Group backs BRC’s calls for government review of business taxes
Frasers Group has backed the campaign by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and 52 other retailers calling for the government…
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13 FebruaryHigh Street
Forever 21 rescued by landlords in £62m deal
Two of Forever 21’s largest landlords have reportedly been given the go-ahead to acquire the company out of bankruptcy in…
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13 FebruaryHigh Street
Retail footfall bounces back in January after quiet December
Footfall in non-food stores in the UK fell by just 0.5% year-on-year in January according to Ipsos Retail Performance’s latest…
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