All articles by James Wilmore – Page 12
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WHSmith profits on track as travel business performs strongly
WHSmith expects its full-year profits to be in line with expectations as it reported a continuing strong performance from its travel business.
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Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell gets six-month driving ban
The controversial former owner of BHS, Dominic Chappell, has been banned from driving for six months for speeding.
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BHS: Full list of final 22 stores to close this weekend
BHS will formally disappear from the high street this Sunday, when the collapsed retailer’s remaining 22 stores will shut.
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Store gallery: Ocado's 'Fabled' tie-up with Marie Claire
Grocer Ocado has opened its first Fabled store in London’s West End in conjunction with women’s magazine Marie Claire.
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Calls for Theresa May to scrap Osborne's living wage over job cut fears
A leading think-tank has urged Theresa May to ditch the national living wage over fears it will cost thousands of jobs and not cut poverty.
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Amazon to open new fulfilment centre in Essex as it expands product range
Amazon will open a new fulfilment centre in Essex next year to cope with its growing product offer and support small Marketplace suppliers.
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Sainsbury's boss Coupe calls for food sugar limits to be compulsory
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has urged the Government to toughen its anti-obesity plans by enforcing proposed limits on sugar in foods.
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Sports Direct to review board and unveil working practices probe results
Sports Direct is planning an external review of its board and will unveil results of a probe into its working practices next month.
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Infographic: London's Night Tube – where will the retail hotspots be?
The first Night Tube services are set to launch in London on Friday. Retailers are set to cash in but where will the trading hotspots be?
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TJX boosted by value credentials as its raises full-year forecast
TJX, the US-based value retailer, has raised its full-year guidance after a strong second-quarter driven by an increase in customer numbers.
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Morrisons sells stake in US online food retailer Fresh Direct
Morrisons has offloaded its 10% stake in US online food retailer Fresh Direct for £45m, five years after it invested in the firm.
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Sports Direct to back pay Shirebrook staff about £1m, claims Unite
Thousands of Sports Direct warehouse workers are expected to receive back pay totalling about £1m, according to Unite the union.
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Amazon sales and profits surge as it steps up new initiatives
Amazon has posted a 31% jump in second-quarter sales and a healthy rise in profits as the etail giant stepped up its roll-out of new initiatives globally.
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Shop Direct hires former Atterley chief Sally-Anne Newson
Shop Direct has hired former Atterley boss Sally-Anne Newson in the newly created role of business development director as its steps up its growth plans.
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LloydsPharmacy gets CMA green light to acquire Sainsbury's unit
LloydsPharmacy’s deal to buy Sainsbury’s pharmacy unit has had the go-ahead from competition authorities, but it must still sell some stores.
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The Retail Week: BHS report, Holland & Barrett's tie-up with Tesco and Next
This week the team discusses the fallout from the BHS report, the benefit of Tesco’s latest tie-up and Next’s upcoming results.
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JD Sports upgrades profits forecast as strong trading continues
JD Sports has today issued a profit upgrade for its full-year after reporting a “strong” performance in the last six weeks.
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Consumer confidence crashes to lowest point in three years
Consumer confidence has slumped to its lowest point in three years following the vote for Brexit, latest official figures have revealed.
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Executive pay report urges companies to 'rebuild trust'
An investor group has unveiled a 10-point plan in a bid to “rebuild trust” over “excessive” executive pay at companies.
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Analysis: Where Poundland fits in the Steinhoff big picture
Steinhoff has rarely been out of the retail headlines this year yet surprisingly little is known of the South African retail giant.