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Global CEOs and the IMF reckon the UK is about to have a good year

It’s not often there is some incontrovertibly positive news about the economy, but today we’ve had some. Audit and business…

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Airbnb is the latest ‘big tech’ monolith to run rings around our outdated legal apparatus

It may seem tangential to those who do not work in real estate, but there is a court case on…

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Kingfisher sales take a tumble in Q3

Kingfisher, the parent company of B&Q and Screwfix, has announced a poor quarter of sales in its latest trading update.…

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What retailers can learn from Europe’s top performers about transformation

With e-commerce being the fastest growing segment of the retail market in Europe and North America, it would be natural…

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B&M profits plunge by 70% due to ‘disappointing’ German partner

Discount retailer, B&M has reported a 70% drop in profits from £59.5m to £32.3m during the first half of the…

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Sustainability Consumerism: How retailers are on the front line

We live in febrile times, and for once we are not talking about Brexit. Within the last year we have…

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Primark profits top £900m in 2019

Fashion retailer Primark has reported an 8% increase in operating profits to £913m, for the year ended 14 September 2019. …

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The benefits of the secondary market

In June, the French prime minister announced a new law that looks to ban the destruction of unsold products. The…

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Kingfisher sales slip in H1 results

DIY retailer Kingfisher has reported a 0.9% decrease in total sales for the six months ended 31 July 2019. Retail…

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Dr Martens profits soar in full-year results

Profits and sales at footwear retailer Dr Martens continued to rise last year, EBITDA for the period soared by 70%…

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