Huddersfield
This coverage focuses on retail developments and economic shifts in Huddersfield, highlighting the town’s evolving commercial landscape. Reporting includes updates on store openings and closures, shopping centre activities, and regional consumer behaviour. Analysis provides insights into how retailers are adapting to local economic conditions, footfall patterns, and property dynamics — offering valuable information for managers, executives, and operators planning or managing retail operations in Huddersfield and the surrounding areas.
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Nov- 2024 -7 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief
Asda announced plans to cut 475 head office roles and reduce hybrid work arrangements, requiring staff to be in the office at least three days per week from January 2025. This decision is part of a turnaround strategy aimed at streamlining the company’s structure amidst challenging market conditions. The layoffs,…
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7 NovemberNews
Mamas and Papas sales hit ‘record’ £154m in FY24
Mamas and Papas has reported record sales of £154.3m, up 7.1%, for the 12 months to 31st March 2024. Sales across its 36 UK concessions with M&S and Next grew 48% in the period thanks to six additional destinations as well as the full-year sales impact from 15 new locations…
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Mar- 2024 -19 MarchClothing & Shoes
Castore agrees Umbro Pro Team Sports license
Castore has announced it has completed a deal with Umbro licensee, GL Dameck to sign an exclusive Umbro Professional Team Sports sub-license allowing Castore to market the Umbro brand in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark. Following a £145m investment round in November 2023, Castore said it…
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Feb- 2023 -16 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi to create 6,000 new jobs this year
Aldi has announced that it is set to create 6,000 new jobs in 2023 amid plans to open new stores across the UK. The company currently has more than 990 stores and employs around 40,000 people. Aldi will be opening new stores in towns and cities such as Norwich and…
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Nov- 2021 -8 NovemberSupermarkets
Co-op and Unilever announce refill store trials
Unilever and Co-op have announced a partnership together which will see them launch refillable packaging store trials. They said their aim was to gain a “deeper understanding of consumer behaviour towards refillable and reusable packaging in a convenience environment”. The move is Unilever’s first within a convenience store. The trial…
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Nov- 2019 -8 NovemberHigh Street
Mamas and Papas to close six stores as it enters administration
Mamas and Papas has announced job cuts and store closures after it entered administration and sold to Bluegem Capital in a pre-pack administration deal. The private equity firm, which has owned Mamas and Papas since 2014, has regained control over the business’s assets thanks to the deal. The move will…
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Feb- 2019 -18 FebruaryDepartment Stores
Philip Day eyes M&S and House of Fraser stores
Retail entrepreneur and Edinburgh Wooden Mill boss Philip Day is reportedly in talks to acquire a small number of Marks and Spencer and House of Fraser stores that are set to close. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Day is aiming to turn the stores into branches of his Days department…
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Jan- 2019 -15 JanuaryHigh Street
M&S store closures to affect 1,045 jobs
Marks and Spencer has confirmed 17 stores which are set to close within its plans to shutter over 100 stores to “reshape” its estate and become more relevant to customers. These closures are expected to affect 1,045 jobs and the retailer said it will enter a period of consultation with…
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Nov- 2018 -2 NovemberHigh Street
RSPH names Grimsby as ‘unhealthiest UK high street’
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has named Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, as the ‘unhealthiest UK high street’. The announcement came after a league table published by the group ranked 70 of Britain’s major towns and cities by the impact of their high streets on the public’s health and…
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Sep- 2018 -25 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Three further House of Fraser stores to shutter due to ‘greedy landlords’
House of Fraser has announced it is to close three further stores in Hull, Edinburgh and Swindon, with new owner Mike Ashley saying he was unable to agree terms with “greedy landlords”. The retailer is currently in consultation with staff at the affected stores, and said its Bath store was…
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