High street – Page 36
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NewsWilko appoints CEO plus retail and trading directors in transformation drive
Jerome Saint-Marc has been promoted from the joint roles of group transformation director and MD of Wilko.com
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NewsFood-to-go market set for growth in 2020 despite sector slowdown
Growth in the sector has slowed in the past three years, following five strong years from 2012 to 2016
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NewsRetailer property investment boosted by election result, says Colliers
It made December the second-strongest month of 2019 for retail property investment
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Analysis & FeaturesHas the UK reached peak coffee shop?
The UK’s high streets are piled high with coffee businesses. So can the market keep growing, and if so how and where?
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NewsShopping centre owner Intu appeals to shareholders to reduce debt
The owner of some of the UK’s biggest shopping centres is asking shareholders for more cash to help tackle nearly £5bn in debt.
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NewsVeggie Pret launches new menu with 15 vegan options
New plant-based options include poke bowls, smoothie bowls and buddha bowls
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NewsSecond Superdrug in Scottish Borders to convert to Savers
Superdrug in Hawick is due to close and reopen as Savers, after its store in Galashiels was given the same treatment
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall slumps over Christmas
Footfall across UK retail destinations fell 2.5% over the Christmas period, with Black Friday and Boxing Day sales events failing to drive customers to the UK’s shops.
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Big InterviewsFrom high street chain to global food hub: John Vincent’s ambitions for Leon
John Vincent isn’t dreaming small for Leon. He wants to launch more groceries, build a digital hub and take his reinvention of fast food to the US
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NewsWalgreens Boots Alliance reports sales rise as costs hit profits
Walgreen Boots Alliance increased sales in its first financial year quarter
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NewsCVAs ‘delaying inevitable’ financial collapses, claims Colliers
Of 23 retailers to enter CVAs from 2016 on, 13 have since gone into administration
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Comment & OpinionGovernment must take on the corporate tax avoiders feasting on our high streets
Our high streets have been in decay for decades. It’s time we stood up to Amazon and levelled the playing field, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsFestive online sales surge at Next to beat expectations
Retail bellwether Next has posted solid growth in the festive period, though in-store sales continued to fall as customers shifted to online.
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NewsCity snapshot: UK high street suffers worst year for a quarter of a century
UK retailers shed more than 140,000 employers and shuttered over 16,000 shops as the industry suffered its worst conditions for 25 years, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
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Comment & OpinionCosta will need more than Bol soups and salads to improve its fortunes
The chain pledged to improve its food proposition back in 2018
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NewsCosta teams with Bol to add vegan options to lunchtime menu
The brand will launch 100% plant-based products into the coffee shop chain at the beginning of January
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NewsMedia Bites 9 Dec: Footfall, Scottish pub trade, Eddie Stobart
November high street footfall continued on a downward trend as heavy rain dampened shoppers willingness to get to the high streets
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NewsCafé chains slammed over amount of sugar in festive hot drinks
Action on Sugar analysed more than 200 drinks
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Analysis & FeaturesWelcome to the jumble: how Borough Market manages 15 million visitors a year
On its 21st anniversary, the London market is embracing ‘new ways of thinking’
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NewsBRC offers retailers advice on campaigning against car parking charges
The BRC today launched a Parking Toolkit, giving retailers advice on how to approach local authorities