High street – Page 64
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NewsWH Smith focuses on margin as group sales slip again
WH Smith’s gross margin continues to grow, despite a 2% fall in like-for-like sales in the 20 weeks to 17 January.
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Strong retail growth at Thorntons pulled back by commercial sales weakness
Thorntons has reported like-for-like retail sales growth of 7.8% in the run-up to Christmas, but total second quarter revenues fell due to poor UK commercial sales.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow independent retailers can save money
January means watching the waistline. But it also means watching the pennies, even for independents.
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NewsPortas and MPs attack local authority action on high streets
The efforts of both national and local government to tackle the problems of town centres has come under strong attack from MPs and the former high street tsar today. The Communities and Local Government Select Committee claimed the National Planning Policy Framework was being mishandled by councils, with local planning ...
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NewsCelebrate an Independent Christmas campaign to launch this week
An independent sector mover and shaker has urged high street shops to take more responsibility for generating and maintaining footfall and has called for greater inter-business co-operation.
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NewsBelper: Costa High Street competition winner in planning row
Traders in Belper, Derbyshire, are embroiled in a bitter planning row over a new Costa outlet in the town…
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NewsScotmid creates mini high streets by renting out store space
Scotmid is looking to create “mini high streets” by separating off small parcels of store space and renting…
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NewsUpdate 1 hopes London bistro-deli is first of 50 UK franchises
A new low-carb health food store backed by former tennis star Andre Agassi hopes to have 50 franchises operating across th…
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Comment & OpinionPower to the people, but what about the shopkeepers?
The phrase “standing up for hard-working people” is already looking like one of those terrible buzzwords for the next General Election
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NewsVolatile week for Thorntons shares due to first-quarter figures
Chocolatier Thorntons saw its share price dip alarmingly on Monday…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Eastern Europe is making an impact on UK grocery retail
Poles make up the second-biggest immigrant group in the UK. With more Eastern Europeans following in their wake, what has been their impact on grocery retail?
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NewsMinister: we don’t collect data on out-of-town developments
Planning minister Brandon Lewis MP has revealed the government is not collecting data on whether retail floor space is built in or out of town centres.
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NewsWH Smith enjoys full-year profit boost despite falling sales
WH Smith shares jumped by 3.5% in early trading after the newsagent group posted an 8% increase in full-year pre-tax profit.
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Analysis & FeaturesOverall picture for Thorntons not as gloomy as sales plunge suggests
Thorntons’ shares plunged by as much as 12.5% today after it announced a double-digit first-quarter sales fall – but those looking at the longer term might find more reason for cheer.
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Comment & OpinionHigh streets on a knife edge
The threat facing our high street shops remains as clear and present as it was before Mary Portas’ intervention
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NewsThorntons reports double-digit sales fall in first quarter
Thorntons has seen a 11.9% first quarter sales fall as its shift to an fmcg-focussed business causes fluctuations in quarterly sales.
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NewsCostcutter service 'back to where it should be' insists P&H
Palmer & Harvey has insisted Costcutter service levels are “back up to where they should be”…
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are not seeing the big brand presentation picture
Take a walk down a British high street and look at the signs above the doors…
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NewsC-stores and discounters on the rise as high-street openings slump
Convenience stores and discounters are moving into the British high street, but shop closures are still outstripping openings.
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NewsTowns shortlisted for best high-streets prize
The government has announced a shortlist of 21 towns, cities and villages that have made it through to the final stages of a competition to find Britain’s best high streets.