Pandemic

Wages see highest fall on record amid rising inflation

Regular pay in the UK has fallen by a “record” 3% in the quarter ending June 2022, the steepest decline…

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Kick Game appoints PwC to explore £150m sale

Kick Game, a footwear reseller, has reportedly hired PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) to explore options which could include a £150m sale, according…

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Superdrug and Savers to provide 25,000 UK jobs

A.S. Watson Group, the owner of Superdrug and Savers, has announced its commitment to create 200,000 job opportunities for 16-23…

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Rishi Sunak commits to reducing business rates if elected PM

Rishi Sunak has vowed to slash business rates this autumn during the Conservative leadership debate at the Darlington Hippodrome theatre.…

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Retail leaders call on police to prioritise retail crime

Some 106 of the UK’s leading retail voices have reportedly written to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales,…

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JD Sports and the Footasylum merger saga – what went wrong?

Following JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum for £91.1m in March 2019, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA),  a non-ministerial government…

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Purple’s keys to success in a crucial moment for retail

There’s retail life, but it will not be as we know it With the survey data to hand, Purple has…

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How luxury brands are turning to young consumers to boost sales

Despite the cost-of-living crisis having a firm grip on consumers, it seems that luxury brands are finding ways to retain…

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Sharon White: Gov needs to get over 50s back into work to curb inflation

The boss of John Lewis has said the large number of over 50s who left the workforce during the pandemic…

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Tapestry COO to step down

Tapestry, a leading New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands has announced the retirement of Tom Glaser,…

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