Bolton
This coverage highlights retail developments and commercial activity in Bolton, providing updates on store openings and closures, regeneration projects, and trends affecting the town’s retail sector. Reporting is tailored for managers, executives, and professionals overseeing operations, property decisions, and regional strategies within the UK retail market.
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Sep- 2022 -15 SeptemberEconomy
Wickes sees H1 profits fall 6.2% to £33.5m
Wickes has reported that its profits before tax declined by 6.2% for the first half of 2022, to £33.5m compared with £35.7m for the same period last year. The company saw revenue growth of 1.3% to £822.3m from the 22 weeks ended 2 July 2022, compared with £812.0m in H1…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilLuxury Goods
Watches of Switzerland unveils leadership shakeup
The Watches of Switzerland Group PLC has announced the appointment of Chabi Nouri to the board as an independent non-executive director and a member of the company’s ESG Committee, effective from 1 May 2022. Prior to her new role, Nouri was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Piaget, with…
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Mar- 2022 -30 MarchSupermarkets
Tesco installs EV chargers at 500 stores
Tesco has announced it has expanded its free electric vehicle (EV) charging network to 500 stores nationwide, with Inverness Extra marking the 500th store as the network boosts local infrastructure. The announcement comes as usage over the chargers has surged by 300% over the past year. Free charging sessions on…
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Jul- 2021 -15 JulyDIY
Halfords to hire 700 in recruitment drive
Halfords has set upon a recruitment drive that will see over 700 new staff members across a range of positions added to the group. The available roles at the retailer include vehicle technicians, MOT testers, cycle technicians, auto technicians, store and autocentre colleagues, department supervisors, and management. Following the appointments,…
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Mar- 2021 -30 MarchLuxury Goods
Watches of Switzerland signs lease for new Trafford Centre store
The Watches of Switzerland Group has announced it has signed a new 10-year lease with The Trafford Centre, for a flagship store in a new location, which is expected to open in the summer. The retailer will relocate its Goldsmiths store to The Trafford Centre’s Main Dome on the upper…
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May- 2020 -21 MayCoronavirus
Matalan reopens 15 retail park stores
Matalan has reportedly opened a select number of its stores located in retail parks across the country. According to Drapers, the retailer has reopened 15 of its stores following changes to the government’s guidance on 1 May that classes homeware as essential. As such around 417 members of staff have…
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Jul- 2019 -4 JulyClothing & Shoes
Monsoon creditors agree to CVA
Monsoon Accessorize creditors have given the green light on the retailer’s CVA plans which will see over half of its stores receive rent reductions. The reductions, which were proposed last month, will see cuts to rents of between 25%- 65% across 135 out of its 258 stores after the retailer…
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Apr- 2019 -4 AprilAnalysis
Securing the future of the UK high street
UK High Streets have reached a ‘tipping point’. That was the view of a recently published parliamentary inquiry report on UK high streets. The shift to online sales (now accounting for 20% of all retail sales); the upward revaluation of business rates, previous planning policies; and local authority financing constraints…
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Mar- 2019 -8 MarchAdvice
Women in retail – advice from a female store manager
When it comes to the boardroom, retail may still be a male-dominated world, but there have been a lot of positive changes in recent times in this regard. I’ve worked in a variety of retail roles at Sofology over the course of the past eight years, progressing to my current…
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Nov- 2018 -2 NovemberHigh Street
RSPH names Grimsby as ‘unhealthiest UK high street’
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has named Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, as the ‘unhealthiest UK high street’. The announcement came after a league table published by the group ranked 70 of Britain’s major towns and cities by the impact of their high streets on the public’s health and…
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