England

Co-op calls for more effective use of Apprenticeship Levy

Co-op has called for private and public sector organisations to collaborate to ensure the Apprenticeship Levy is used more effectively…

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Asda to open 110 stores in February

Asda will open 110 Asda Express convenience stores in February – a record for a single month – to accelerate…

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Ikea UK turnover hits £2.5bn as profits double in FY23

Ikea UK has seen turnover hit £2.46bn in FY23, with total sales up by 11.9%, as operating profits almost doubled…

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Today’s news in brief-23/1/24

Boohoo has changed its leadership as Shaun McCabe has stepped down as CFO, and Stephen Morana has been appointed as…

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Storm Isha dampens early week footfall

Battering winds from Storm Isha hit retail over Sunday and Monday with footfall across all UK retail destinations down -4.6%…

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Wilko unveils two new store locations for spring

Wilko will be opening two new stores in St Albans and Rotherham in spring this year, with exact timings to…

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Lidl scraps ‘use by’ dates on dairy products

Lidl has ditched ‘use by’ dates in favour of ‘best before’ ones on all its yoghurt and fresh milk ranges,…

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Castle Quarter signs first Korean supermarket in Norwich

Castle Quarter, Norwich’s social, leisure and lifestyle destination, is to be the home of Norwich’s first dedicated Korean supermarket, Itaewon,…

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Today’s news in brief- 1/11/23

Matthew Moulding, the founder of THG, has acquired a 3.2% stake in Kelso Group, a shareholder critical of THG’s business…

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Early signs of footfall recovery ahead of festive trading, BRC finds

The retail sector experienced early signs of footfall recovery in November as total UK footfall decreased by 0.7% in November(YoY),…

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