Scotland

The Co-op to open seven new stores in Scotland

The Co-op has announced it is set to launch seven new stores in Scotland this month, as part of a…

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Halfords acquires garage chain amid profit plunge

Halfords has announced the acquisition of garage chain McConechy’s Tyre Service after closing a deal worth around £9.3m.  The deal,…

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Sir Philip Green in talks with lenders to raise £300m before Christmas

Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is reportedly in talks with specialist lenders about acquiring a £300m loan before Chritsmas in…

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From clicks-to-bricks

2019 continues to be an extremely turbulent time for the retail sector. Barely a week goes by when we don’t…

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Calculating holiday pay correctly

We are now in the depths of summer and numerous employees are no doubt enjoying their annual leave entitlement to…

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Amazon launches latest Clicks and Mortar store in Edinburgh

Small Business support network Enterprise Nation, in partnership with Amazon, Square and Direct Line for Business, have opened its third…

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Mixed footfall performance in July

Footfall figures decline by 3.8% in July, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Retail Traffic…

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Shop Direct appoints Boots exec as group trading director

Shop Direct has appointed Guy Farmer as group trading director, and will join the business in September and report to…

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Lidl partners with charity-toy vending company

CharityPodz, the company behind the UK’s first charity-toy vending machines, has announced a new partnership with supermarket Lidl after raising…

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The state of the UK high street in 2019

We may only be in the first half of the 2019 but there has already been a continuation of 2018’s…

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