Month: August 2020
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Aug- 2020 -20 AugustHealth & Beauty
Mothercare unveils new business model
Mothercare has announced the launch of a “more sustainable and less capital-intensive” business model going forward. The new model comes…
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19 AugustCoronavirus
Pizza Express to close 73 sites, 1,100 jobs at risk
Pizza Express has formally launched a CVA in a bid to reduce its restaurant estate and rental cost base following…
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19 AugustComment
Security: The new experience shoppers are seeking in the ‘new normal’?
Retailers have been battling COVID-19 for months. Many traditional brick-and-mortar stores closed. Workforces were scattered — either furloughed or required…
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19 AugustHigh Street
Fraser Group exec buys shares ‘in error’ during closed period
Fraser Group non-executive director David Daly “accidentally” purchased shares on Monday (17 August) during a closed period. In an announcement…
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19 AugustCoronavirus
Usdaw leader launches petition to protect retail staff from violence and abuse
Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis has today (19 August) launched a House of Commons petition calling on the Government to…
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19 AugustSupermarkets
Asda delivers ‘record’ online sales in Q2
Asda has announced that like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, increased by 3.8% year-on-year in the quarter ended 30 June. In its…
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18 AugustClothing & Shoes
C&A chairman outlines revival plans
C&A chairman Allan Leighton is reportedly planning to “turnaround” the 179-year-old clothing retailer, by making the company independent of its…
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18 AugustPeople Moves
Hamleys CEO to step down
Hamleys chief executive, David Smith, is to step down from the position after only six months with the iconic toy…
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18 AugustComment
How retailers can tap into the growing power of influencers
Retailers across the globe have been pulling advertising from Facebook (and Instagram) . The social media platform is under heavy…
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18 AugustSupermarkets
Grocery growth slows as market eases out of lockdown
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales growth slowed to 14.4% year on year during…
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