High street – Page 31
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales rise back above pre-pandemic levels
UK retail sales rose back above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic in July as consumer demand continues to rebound, according to official government figures
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NewsHotel Chocolat extends St Neots DC with outlet store
Hotel Chocolat also has six outlet branches in Cheshire Oaks, York, Bridgend, the O2 (London), Clarks Village (Somerset) and Gloucester Quays
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NewsCity snapshot: Mothercare to relaunch in the UK with Boots
Baby and child retail brand Mothercare has announced it has signed off on a ten year deal to sell its goods through Boots UK following the closure of its own UK store estate.
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NewsSelfridges launches major sustainability drive with reselling initiatives
Chairman Alannah Weston said coronavirus had helped Selfridges understand how ‘fragile’ its systems are
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NewsFortnum & Mason launches podcast on key issues and trends in food
The podcast will be presented by food writer and critic Tom Parker Bowles, who also writes the luxury retailer’s annual recipe book The Cook Book
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Holland & Barrett’s future-proof store refit in Chelmsford
We paid a virtual visit to the retailer’s Chelmsford store, which has had a sustainability-led redesign
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NewsSuperdrug launches campaign to combat aggression towards staff
The retaler is also adopting a zero-tolerance approach to aggression, pledging to take the strongest action including supporting prosecution
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NewsPaying half of unpaid rents would save government nearly £7bn in lost taxes, industry leaders claim
Factoring in the impact of unemployment in the wider economy, the cost saving to the government would be even higher, according to the research
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NewsHotel Chocolat to recruit supply chain transformation manager
The supply chain transformation manager will report to director of fulfilment Robert Barrass, who joined the business in May
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NewsBusiness rates appeals rocket as Covid-hit firms claim ‘material change of circumstance’
The number of cases lodged in the first stage of the process was nearly as high in the three months to 30 June as in the previous three years
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NewsGovernment rent support still needed to save ‘hundreds of thousands of retail jobs’
A government ‘code of practice’ introduced in June to aid negotiations between landlords and tenants has not helped where businesses simply don’t have the money to pay, according to the BRC
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NewsNew government-backed guide promises up-to-date Covid advice for retailers
The guide, aimed at retailers ranging ‘from department stores to greengrocers’, promises up-to-date information on responsibilities to staff and customers
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NewsPoundland announces next 19 stores to get frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’
The stores will also get a makeover as part of Poundland’s transformation drive, the retailer said
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NewsHolland & Barrett boss reveals plastic-free ambition
CEO Tony Buffin said it will start the process by discontinuing the sale of plastic bottles
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NewsGovernment urged to give clarity over business rates to save jobs
Clarity is needed over whether the business rates holiday for retail and hospitality will continue beyond April 2021, say property experts
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Comment & OpinionWhy an online sales tax isn’t right for the retail sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has previously expressed concerns that business rates are effectively penalising high street stores and giving internet retailers an unfair advantage
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NewsSelfridges to cut 14% of workforce as coronavirus hits sales
The luxury retailer will make around 450 staff redundant in what group MD Anne Pitcher called the “toughest decision” it has ever had to make
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NewsPoundland plans to build flats above its first-ever freehold store
Poundland bought the historic site in Elgin to pay for repairs itself after the council served a dangerous building notice
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NewsPoundstretcher appoints new finance director as Hemant Patel leaves
Patel was finance director of both Poundstretcher and parent company Crown Crest Group
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints VCCP to lead advertising strategy
The health food retailer awarded the account to VCCP following a pitch process that began in August last year