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Quarter of a million retail jobs lost in five years, ONS finds

There are now 249,000 fewer retail jobs than there were five years ago, according to the latest data from the…

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Stricter knife sale laws: Problem solver or business burden?

Stricter rules for online retailers selling knives are set to be introduced by the government, along with tougher penalties for…

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Go Outdoors to introduce body cameras to 25 more stores

Go Outdoors has announced its plans to roll out body cameras to 25 additional stores after a successful trial at…

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Today’s news in brief-11/3/25

Boohoo has rebranded as Debenhams Group following its acquisition of the high street department store in 2021, which it relaunched…

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Today’s news in brief-7/3/25

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a deal worth £23.7bn.…

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Retail parks lead the way as footfall sees small bounce in February

UK footfall edged up 0.2% in February as the performance from UK retail parks helped footfall increase for the second…

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Today’s news in brief-4/3/25

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is close to approving Topps Tiles’ £9m acquisition of CTD Tiles after both companies…

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Shop price inflation remains at 0.7% despite surge in food prices

Shop price inflation remained in deflation at 0.7% in February, after also falling to -0.7% in January, according to data…

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Go Outdoors to trial bodycams to protect store staff

Go Outdoors has begun trialling bodycams at its Stoke store in a bid to keep its colleagues safe at work…

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Today’s news in brief-26/2/25

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that one in 10 part-time retail jobs, equating to up to 160,000 roles,…

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