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How retailers can ensure frictionless trade despite Brexit paperwork boom

Despite the promises, both anecdotal and data-backed evidence suggests that the UK’s transition out of the European Union has not…

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Gap battles landlords in bid to shutter stores

Gap is reportedly battling its landlords ahead of plans to “hand back the keys” to all its UK stores this…

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Sainsbury’s distribution centre acquired for £139m

Sainsbury’s distribution unit in Hams Hall has been acquired by Aviva Investors for £139m. The distribution centre which is on…

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JD Sports eyes EU warehouse amid ‘worse than feared’ Brexit impact

Peter Cowgill, the chairman of JD Sports has revealed the company is considering opening a new distribution centre in the…

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Lidl swings to £13.6m after tax loss

Lidl has reported losses after tax of £13.6m for the year ending in February 2020, following the group’s heavy investment…

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Administrators finalise sale of Bonmarche

The joint administrators of Bonmarche have announced the completed sale of the company to Purepay Retail Limited, which is backed…

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2,000 Edinburgh Woollen Mill jobs saved in rescue deal

Around 2,000 jobs are to be saved at Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group after international investors agreed a deal…

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IRC names Britain’s best small shop of 2020

The Independent Retailers Confederation (IRC) has announced that Cornucopia, an independent gift and home retailer in Worcester, has been named…

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