Ireland

Card Factory sales up 3.2% despite ‘extreme weather’

Card Factory has reported 3.2% growth in total group sales for the six months ending 31 July, despite the impact…

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New charity shop count shows over 11,000

New research into charity shop volume on UK high streets has found there are currently 11,249 charity outlets across the…

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Footfall drops in July as customers avoid high street in heatwave

The heatwave drew customers away from the high street in July, as footfall fell by 10.8% compared with the same…

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Has Sports Direct entrepreneur Mike Ashley made a naming faux pas?

The founder of Sports Direct, Mike Ashley, is the latest business owner to attract unwanted attention from US retail giant,…

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Tesco UK boss Charles Wilson resigns due to cancer diagnosis

Charles Wilson, CEO of Tesco UK and Ireland, has announced that he is to step down from the board after…

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Asda CEO: Hard Brexit could have ‘significant consequences’ for food supply and quality

Asda CEO Roger Burnley has expressed his concerns that a ‘hard’ Brexit could have “significant consequences” for food supply and…

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Calvetron Brands to close remaining concessions

The administrators of Calvetron Brands, parent company of Jacques Vert and Precis, has served notice on the remaining concessions in…

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Calvetron Brands to shut 102 Jacques Vert and Precis concessions

Benjamin Wiles, Trevor Birch and Philip Duffy of Duff & Phelps, joint administrators to Calvetron Brands, have announced they are…

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Tesco’s sales rise with Booker’s acquisition

Tesco has increased its sales for the 10th quarter in the three-months to 26 May, meaning its acquisition of wholesaler…

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Fast Fashion: The global battle

The fast fashion landscape is a crowded space. Spend a couple of minutes on a train platform, browsing Instagram, scrolling…

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