High street – Page 69
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NewsATCM and Future High Streets Forum ready for action
This week marked the launch of two initiatives to get the government’s high street rescue plan back on track…
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NewsEx-Thorntons chairman blasts planned closure of Belper
The former chairman of Thorntons has criticised the company for closing its shop in Belper…
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NewsPortas Pilots review delayed as process descends into farce
Business leaders warned the government’s plans to save the high street were descending into chaos this week…
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NewsIntroducing the new saviour of the High Street - it's Tesco
The government has turned to Tesco in its bid to save the ailing British high street…
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NewsBRC boss: Portas politics won't save our towns
The government’s bid to save the high street under Mary Queen of Shops star Mary Portas…
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Analysis & FeaturesAre we making progress on the UK high street front?
This week, the BRC published the sixth major study to appear since the launch of the Mary Portas Review …
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Profiles and QandAsThe Butchery SE23 pops up in Forest Hill as Portas Pilot
On an icy Saturday morning in south-east London’s Forest Hill, dozens of shoppers are queuing up to buy meat…
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NewsTesco lists Thorntons Continental range
Thorntons has rolled out its Continental chocolates – previously only in its own stores – to Tesco.
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NewsTesco lists Thorntons Continental range
Thorntons has rolled out its Continental chocolates – previously only in its own stores – to Tesco….
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Comment & Opinion
Decimating town centres? Or benefiting them?
Do the costs of food store development in town centres outweigh the benefits? It’s time we moved on from the dogmatic…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan retailers ride out the high street storm?
A survey has revealed the biggest dangers to the high street, but the problems are myriad… and a wide range…
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Thorntons shares jump as it delivers good news at last
After posting its first increase in like-for-like retail sales for 10 quarters in July, Thorntons followed up the good news…
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Portas pilot descends into farce as Margate bosses quit en masse
Mary Portas’ efforts to save the British high street descended into seaside farce this week as the leadership of one of her first ‘town teams’ quit en masse.
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City news 14 July 2012: Thorntons reports increase in like-for-likes
Thorntons gave investors a rare cause for cheer this week by reporting its first increase in like-for-like retail sales for 10 quarters.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the tide be turned in Margate?
As the winner one of the first Portas Pilot grants, the people of Margate are determined to transform the faded fortunes of their seaside resort. But controversy has already come to town.
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Big InterviewsGetting to the Hart of the matter at Thorntons
Thorntons was once described as the Coventry City of confectionery because of the company’s high turnover of managers…
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NewsThorntons hit by closures at Clinton Cards
The closure of half of Clinton Cards’ stores will come as a fresh blow to Thorntons, which sells its chocolates at the greetings card specialist.
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Analysis & FeaturesSorry Mary, but the economy needs less red tape, not more
The government has made it clear that economic growth is more important than the Queen of Shops’ war on out-of-town shopping.
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Analysis & FeaturesMore pie in the sky than pie and mash for Portas pilots
The government is offering cash to help town centres get Portas pilots under way but criticism of its approach is growing.
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NewsGovernment backs Portas pilots
The government has announced a £1m prize pot to kickstart a revival of the UK’s struggling high streets.