All High street & town centre articles – Page 35
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NewsMPs call for online sales tax to save high street
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a new online sales tax to “level the playing field” and provide “meaningful relief” to high street retailers.
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AnalysisCan Sunrise Records boss Doug Putman spin HMV around?
HMV’s new owner Doug Putman tells Retail Week about his plans to revive the retailer
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Data
Retail footfall slips for 14th consecutive month
Footfall dropped for the 14th consecutive month in January although the rate of decline slowed year on year.
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NewsHMV's new owner: We'll be profitable 'by the end of the year'
HMV’s new owner Doug Putman has insisted the music store chain will be profitable “by the end of the year.”
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NewsOddbins calls in administrators, 550 jobs at risk
Oddbins has tumbled into administration putting 550 jobs at stake.
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AnalysisFrom ghost town to high street of the year
How can you go from ghost town to boom town? We speak to those that have reinvented their high street to find out how they did it.
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AnalysisRetail Reimagined: Mapping out the high street 2.0
The health of high streets and town centres has rarely been of such pressing concern.
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NewsMike Ashley battles ScS in race to snap up Sofa.com
Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has emerged as a rival to ScS in the battle for control of furniture retailer Sofa.com.
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NewsThe Body Shop to turn stores into ‘activist hubs’
The Body Shop is turning its stores into “activist hubs” in a bid to attract more customers into its high street branches.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The 'new realities' facing retail in 2019
Next boss Lord Wolfson warned after the fashion bellwether’s Christmas trading update that retailers, landlords and local authorities must wake up to “the new reality” on the high street.
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NewsMore than 23,000 shops to shutter in 2019, data warns
More than 23,000 shops and 175,000 jobs will be lost from UK high streets in 2019, new research has warned.
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NewsMahabis' new owners ditch Facebook, focus on high street
Following YYX Capital’s acquisition of Mahabis, the co-founder of the investment group, James Cox, has unveiled his plans to grow the start-up into a ”£100m business”.
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NewsPrimark Birmingham 'will show high street is not dead'
Primark’s new Birmingham store will show “the high street is not dead” and epitomise its relevance, the retailer believes.
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NewsSofa.com seeks quick sale as losses mount
Online furniture retailer Sofa.com has drafted in KPMG to find a potential buyer within weeks.
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NewsSeasalt sales soar over festive period
Seasalt has reported a “record year” after a sales increase of 35% in the five weeks to January 5.
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News‘Predatory online pricing’ worse than rates, says Timpson
“Predatory” pricing by online retailers is a bigger problem to bricks-and-mortar retailers than business rates, Sir John Timpson has warned.
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NewsWolfson: High street must wake up to 'new reality'
Town centres must change in recognition of the shifts transforming retail, according to Next chief executive Lord Wolfson.
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NewsShoppers take to the high street for ‘Super Saturday’ deals
Retailers benefited from a rise in high street footfall on ‘Super Saturday’ when consumers undertook last-minute Christmas shopping.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail has plenty of reasons to be cheerful – really
For many retailers, 2018 might be a year to forget. But despite torrid conditions, the industry has lots to celebrate as Christmas trading peaks and a new year beckons.
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DataJust 2% shop for presents in week before Christmas
Only 2% of consumers start to shop for presents in the week before Christmas, new data has revealed.