Job Losses

Shops, pubs and restaurants to get £500m tax reprieve

Small firms on England’s embattled high streets are set to share in half a billion pounds worth of tax cuts…

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Three marketing principles for challenging retail conditions

It’s a great time for putting the boot into retail in the UK. With sales growth down year-on-year and 85,000…

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Majestic Wines to close all stores and rebrand as Naked

Majestic Wines has announced it is to close all 200 of its retail stores as it rebrands as Naked Wines,…

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Jobs and stores could go as Green considers Arcadia restructure

Sir Philip Green is preparing to unveil a company voluntary agreement (CVA) for Arcadia in a matter of weeks, Sky…

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Debenhams issues fresh profit warning

The statement Debenhams made in January to say it was on track to deliver profits in line with last year’s…

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18,722 retail jobs lost or at risk since Christmas day

Some 18,722 retail staff, 400 every single day, have either been made redundant or have had their jobs threatened since…

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MPs launch business rates inquiry

The Treasury Committee has launched a new inquiry into business rates to scrutinise how government policy has impacted high street…

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The UK’s high street woes

There are few sectors where the effects of the faltering UK economy have been more starkly visible than the retail…

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Tesco refuses to deny 15,000 job losses

Tesco has refused to deny reports that it is to cut 15,000 jobs as part of an overhaul of its…

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Retail job losses to increase by 27,000, analysis suggests

Online retailers are having a “profound effect” on the commercial property market as the value in retail property is set…

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