Administration

Phillip Day’s Peacocks acquires Bonmarché

Embattled high street retailer Bonmarché  has been sold to Peacocks, part of Phillip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM). According…

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Beales to shutter 11 remaining stores

The administrators of Beales have announced the plans to close the department store chain’s remaining 11 stores and associated stock…

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Book Smart: Why the independent bookshop is here to stay

The bookselling industry is subject to constant speculation. In a world where Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos reigns and…

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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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Inter Ikea appoints new CEO

Inter Ikea has announced that Torbjörn Lööf, who has been the company’s CEO for the past seven years, is to…

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Administrations up 5% in 2019

The number of companies falling into administration across England and Wales increased by just under 5% in 2019, according to…

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Retail chief executive turnover reaches seven-year high in 2019

Retail chief executive turnover has reached a seven-year- high, a new study has found. The Korn Ferry’s eighth annual UK…

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Beales slashes 32 head office roles following administration

Embattled department store chain Beales has announced 32 job cuts at its head office in Bournemouth, nearly two weeks after…

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Hawkin’s Bazaar confirms final stores closures

Embattled retailer Hawkin’s Bazaar confirmed its final store closures over the weekend as part of its administration process. The joint…

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The whole Amazon thing is getting scary now

The ‘growth of online retail’ is now so proverbial that the phrase itself is nearly redundant. Is anyone surprised to…

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