Year: 2020
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Jan- 2020 -8 JanuaryHigh Street
Topps Tiles sales slump in first-quarter results
Topps Tiles has reported a 5.4% decrease in like-for-like retail revenues for the first 13 week period ended 28 December…
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8 JanuarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s Christmas sales slip as Argos struggles
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has posted a 0.7% decline in like-for-like sales for the 15 week period ending 4 January as…
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8 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone profits slip due to ‘government imposed’ cost increases
Shoe Zone has reported a decrease in profits before tax to £9.6m, down from £11.3m the previous year, attributed to…
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8 JanuaryHigh Street
Greggs to give workers £7m bonus after ‘phenomenal’ year
Total sales at Greggs increased by 13.5% in its full year results, amid a “phenomenal” year of “strong sales”. Company-managed…
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7 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Northern Ireland’s business community want compensation for their Brexit troubles
To say that Brexit has been ‘divisive’ is both an understatement and also a cliché of the highest order. But…
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7 JanuaryComment
How retailers can use PSD2 as a force for good in online payments
The introduction of new regulatory standards contained within the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will, despite the revised deadline for…
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7 JanuarySupermarkets
UK supermarkets experience lowest festive sales growth in five years
UK supermarkets have experienced the lowest sales growth over the Christmas period in five years, with sales growing by 0.5%…
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7 JanuarySupermarkets
Morrisons sales suffer over Christmas period
Morrisons has been hit by an “unusually challenging” festive period, it has announced in its latest trading update. Like-for-like sales,…
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7 JanuaryPeople Moves
Kingfisher appoints new chief customer and digital officer
Kingfisher has appointed Jean-Jacques Van Oosten as its new chief customer and digital officer. Van Oosten joins Kingfisher from The…
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6 JanuaryAdvice
As long as WW3 does not kick off, 2020 looks set to be a better year
All eyes on are on the rising tensions between the United States and Iran after president Trump ordered the assassination…
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