Pandemic

Liverpool leaders call on public to support local retailers

Liverpool’s business leaders have called on everyone across the region to “unite and support local”, in a bid to help…

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UK retail sales grow for fifth month in a row

Retail sales in the UK have risen for the fifth consecutive month, despite the introduction of the tiered lockdown system,…

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Travis Perkins like-for-like group sales decline 3.4%

Travis Perkins has reported its total like-for-like group sales declined 3.4% in Q3 compared with the same period last year,…

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TM Lewin owner eyes Jaeger bid

The owner of menswear retailer TM Lewin is reportedly considering a bid for Phillip Day’s embattled retail brand Jaeger. According…

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Retailers pay £1.1bn to accept customer payments

The cost to retailers of accepting payments reached £1.1bn in 2019, of which £950m was from card payments. It comes…

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Geek Retreat plans on opening 100 more stores

Games and fantasy company Geek Retreat has confirmed its plans to open another 100 stores over the next two years…

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BRC launches toolkit to combat retail cyber attacks

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has developed a new toolkit which supports business leaders in taking steps to reduce the…

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Landsec to dispose of retail parks

Landsec has unveiled its plans to dispose of its retail parks where there is “little or no competitive advantage”, in…

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11,000 shops closures since lockdown, double rate of last year

Shop closures in the UK have hit record levels with over twice as many net closures in the first half…

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Superdry CFO steps down

Superdry has announced CFO Nick Gresham will step down from the company with immediate effect. The fashion retailer said a…

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