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Aug- 2022 -17 AugustFeatures
The business pledges of the Conservative leadership finalists
Business Rates On 9 August, the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition of retailers including Morrisons, Greggs and Tesco, called on…
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5 AugustEconomy
Tax cuts won’t solve economic crisis, says Next CEO
Simon Wolfson, the chief executive of fashion retailer Next, has claimed that inflationary pressures can only be tackled by increasing…
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May- 2022 -19 MayNews
The Great Resignation: Why the battle for talent sees retail staff come out on top
A new report by stakeholder intelligence firm alva has revealed the biggest winners and losers from the last three years…
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Apr- 2022 -19 AprilClothing & Shoes
Next partners with finance firms to acquire Jojo Maman Bebe
Next has partnered with a group of finance firms headed by Davidson Kemper to acquire babywear retailer Jojo Maman Bebe…
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Sep- 2021 -16 SeptemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis Partnership reduces H1 losses to £29m
The John Lewis Partnership has reduced its losses in the first six-months of the year ending 31 July to £29m…
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Jul- 2021 -1 JulyGovernment
Business committee chair questions CMA investigative takeover powers
The chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, Darren Jones, has written to the Competition and Markets Authority…
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May- 2021 -13 MayHigh Street
Retail sales up by 7.3% in April after reopening
Retail sales increased substantially between 4 April and 1 May 2021, around the time non-essential retail was allowed to reopen,…
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Apr- 2021 -21 AprilNews
Argos to close Somerset depot, 230 jobs at risk
Around 230 jobs are reportedly at risk following the planned closure of an Argos distribution site in Bridgewater, Somerset. A…
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Feb- 2021 -23 FebruaryGovernment
Gov should ‘remain flexible’ when lifting retail ban, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said the government should “remain flexible” and allow non-essential retailers to reopen as soon…
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1 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Frasers Group acquires New Look’s Brighton store
Frasers Group has reportedly acquired the freehold of New Look’s Brighton store. According to Drapers, the store located at 188-191…
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