Christmas

B&M to pay £250m to shareholders

B&M has announced that its board will pay out a total of £250m to shareholders after declaring a special dividend…

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Frasers Group profits soar 75% in H1

Frasers Group has seen its pre-tax profit rocket 75% to £186m in its latest half-year results, largely driven by a…

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Tesco reopens talks with Usdaw amid planned worker strikes

Tesco has reopened further talks with Usdaw after members in nine distribution sites voted in favour of industrial action over…

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Harrods strike averted after pay rise victory

Planned strike action at Harrods has been averted after the luxury department chain offered its restaurant staff a pay rise…

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Consumer spending rises 16% in November

Consumer spending grew by 16% in November as early festive pursuits boosted retail, hospitality and leisure, according to the latest…

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Footfall shows signs of Omicron hesitancy

Footfall rose by only 0.7% in UK retail destinations last week against the week before, according to new data from…

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Tesco set for Christmas shortages amid strike action

Tesco shoppers in many parts of the UK “face empty shelves” in the run-up to Christmas as members of Unite,…

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Sustainability ‘falls down agenda’ for retailers, report finds

Sustainability is less important now than it was a year ago for a quarter (24%) of retailers, while 8% say…

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Snatching peak from the jaws of Amazon

Consumer shopping habits this peak season are already unlike anything the industry has seen before. A slow burn, ultra-cautious approach…

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Sainsbury’s pledges to help feed 12 million families this Xmas

Sainsbury’s has pledged to help feed over 12 million families this Christmas, with the return of its annual ‘Help Brighten…

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