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Shop price inflation rises to 1.5% in January, BRC finds

Shop price inflation rises to 1.5% in January, BRC finds

Third of UK-listed retailers issued a profit warning in 2025, EY finds

Third of UK-listed retailers issued a profit warning in 2025, EY finds

Barbour sees FY profits jump as revenue hits £350m

Barbour sees FY profits jump as revenue hits £350m

Reading

This coverage examines retail activity, business developments, and economic trends in Reading, a significant UK retail hub. Reporting includes updates on store openings and closures, regeneration projects, property investments, planning decisions, and local market dynamics — providing retail professionals, property managers, and executives with insights into commercial opportunities and challenges in the area.

Reading

This coverage examines retail activity, business developments, and economic trends in Reading, a significant UK retail hub. Reporting includes updates on store openings and closures, regeneration projects, property investments, planning decisions, and local market dynamics — providing retail professionals, property managers, and executives with insights into commercial opportunities and challenges in the area.

Consumer confidence drops to four-month low ahead of Autumn Budget

UK consumer sentiment has weakened in November as households reported greater strain on…

BRC welcomes progress on Crime and Policing Bill

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed progress on the Crime and Policing Bill as…

Waterstones to open 10 new stores a year amid BookTok craze

Waterstones has revealed that it is opening 10 new stores a year as it looks to capitalise…

Planning delays threaten affordable flats in John Lewis rental scheme

John Lewis Partnership has warned that affordable housing could be cut from its planned…

Waitrose invests in first south west distribution centre

Waitrose has announced a multi-million investment in a 360,000sq ft distribution centre in…

John Lewis housing development nears approval

John Lewis has submitted proposals to redevelop its former customer collection facility in…

Asda eyes sale of car parking space to finance debt

Asda has reportedly launched a process to sell off almost 10 acres of car parking space as a…

Frozen food to see ‘meteoric rise’ in 2025, Iceland predicts

Iceland has forecast a rise in the popularity of frozen food, which will become a “big…
Dobbies to close 17 stores as it unveils restructuring plan

Dobbies to close 17 stores as it unveils restructuring plan

Dobbies Garden Centres Limited has launched a restructuring plan that will see the closure…

Today’s news in brief-4/9/24

John Lewis Partnership has submitted an £80m proposal to transform a disused warehouse in…
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