High street – Page 61
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NewsHolland & Barrett slammed over 5% cost reduction demand
Suppliers are also being asked to fund £3m investment into theft reduction
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Analysis & FeaturesFlood impact will be felt for months, warn logistics experts
Grocery is “praying for the rain to stop” after floods in the North
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NewsWH Smith boss lands 12% pay rise as profits blossom
WH Smith hands CEO a bumper pay rise of 12.3% to take his salary to £550k to compensate for a pay package which had fallen to “uncompetitive” levels.
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NewsYork's 'Bishy Road' crowned Britain's best high street
Bishy Road in York named best high street for 2015
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Analysis & FeaturesIs high street's future any brighter without Mary Portas?
Will the revamped Future High Streets Forum prove any more effective now that Mary Portas has left the picture?
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Comment & OpinionAs Black Friday returns, what of returns policies?
The exponential growth in omnichannel retailing has made the returns process very complex
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Comment & OpinionWelsh independent retailers' defiance is an inspiration
Two recent stories about the Welsh independent retail sector may be an inspiration
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NewsMary Portas not included in revamped Future High Streets Forum
Government relaunches Future High Street Forum without Portas or Tesco
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NewsThorntons revamps Continental range for spring gifting
Brand is looking to tap the spring gifting period with the new-format boxes
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NewsAmazon business rates bill is the same as for 15 supermarkets
With annual turnover exceeding £5bn, online giant Amazon will pay just £10m in business rates this year
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NewsHealthy High Streets scheme "has cut number of vacant shops"
Towns involved in the project reported a 5% drop in empty units since the start of the programme
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NewsTesco CEO Dave Lewis urges government to hike tax for online retailers
Dave Lewis has urged the government to increase the tax burden on online companies
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NewsBlack Friday sales set to be biggest yet in UK
A study by ICM Unlimited suggests 95% of Brits have heard of the term Black Friday
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Analysis & FeaturesBlack Friday: what you need to know about the US phenomenon
With 21 days to go before it kicks off again, what’s in store for retailers in 2015?
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NewsAsda and Tesco slip as high street entertainment sales surge
Asda and Tesco lost share of the entertainment market in the past quarter as high street retailers enjoyed a resurgence
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NewsBusiness rates review pledge by government thrown into doubt
New data released under Freedom of Information rules has raised concern it will continue to be business as usual
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Analysis & FeaturesDarren Topp's bish bang wallop approach to BHS food
BHS CEO Darren Topp describes the continued foray into grocery as “integral” to its turnaround
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NewsNew high street crisis looms if rates reform fails, indies warn
Bira has issued the warning ahead of next month’s Autumn Statement
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Analysis & FeaturesTimpson's take on the grocers
A new book by John Timpson reveals his 50 biggest heroes in high street retail. We asked the shoe repair magnate to elaborate