Ritika Bhoora
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NewsRetail sales take a hit in the weeks after Christmas
UK retail sales took a dip in the first four weeks of January, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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High street losing out on £3.5bn apprenticeship funding due to red tape
Trade bodies representing retail, hospitality, technology and recruitment have written to the government calling for urgent reform to the apprenticeship levy system, having already lost £3.5bn in unused funds.
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JD Sports targets 350 store openings a year as part of international expansion
JD Sports has announced it aims to spend 50% to 60% of its yearly capital expenditure to expand the brand internationally over the next five years, especially in the North American and European markets.
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Poundstretcher announces pay rise for employees as inflation soars
Poundstretcher announced that it would give a 10% pay rise to nearly 4,000 employees, effective from April 1.
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Asda leverages credit to offer financial support to suppliers
Asda has launched a programme leveraging its credit to provide working capital to suppliers in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.
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Dreams hires first head of people as it adds to executive team
Dreams has appointed Shelly Dickinson and Emma Long as its new head of people and chief customer officer respectively.
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Store vacancies fall as retail boosted by tourism and office working
The number of unoccupied stores has dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to vacancy rate figures from the BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor.
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The Cotswold Company strengthens leadership team with new executives
The Cotswold Company has announced key changes to its leadership team with three new senior hires.
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John Lewis reveals top health and beauty trends for 2023
In a report that couples consumer behaviour and trends with expert opinion, John Lewis has predicted the 10 health and beauty trends set to take over 2023.
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Hammerson to diversify Bullring and Grand Central with VR experiences
Sandbox VR, an advanced virtual reality experience, is set to open its largest unit and first UK location outside London this summer in the Bullring and Grand Central, Birmingham.
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Tesco chair says food firms driving up prices unnecessarily
Some food firms may be driving up prices further than necessary by using inflation as an excuse, Tesco’s chair has told the BBC.
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Waterstones profits soar as post-pandemic shoppers flock to stores
Waterstones recorded an increase in full-year profits as sales soared post-pandemic.
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Superdrug reports strong Christmas sales as customers return to high streets
Superdrug has posted strong Christmas sales driven by customers returning to bricks-and-mortar stores, strong demand for fragrance and cosmetics products, and the launch of a new marketplace.
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Mamas & Papas unveils new chief executive as it targets global expansion
Mamas & Papas has announced key changes to its executive team ahead of its planned expansion into international markets.
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Farfetch announces key leadership changes with new executives
Online luxury fashion retail platform Farfetch has made key changes to its leadership team with new executives joining the business.
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Inflation dips in December but UK households still feel squeeze
UK inflation dipped in December but remains at one of the highest levels since records began as the cost-of-living crisis continues.
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Iceland MD Richard Walker takes over as executive chair
Iceland managing director Richard Walker has been named as the new executive chair of the retailer, taking over from his father Sir Malcolm Walker.
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Matalan lenders pledge £100m of new investment after seizing control
Matalan’s lenders have taken over the ownership of Matalan after a prolonged corporate battle with former chair and co-founder John Hargreaves.
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Harrods’ H Beauty launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ cosmetics recycling scheme
H Beauty is set to launch a pilot cosmetic recycling scheme for products deemed “unrecyclable”.
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ProCook confident of recovery despite challenging Christmas period
ProCook has said it is confident its performance will improve despite reporting falling revenues over a Christmas period hampered by challenging trading conditions.
