All High Street articles – Page 9
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NewsSupermarket bosses call for 20% business rates cut in letter to Rachel Reeves
Retail needs a business rates cut to ‘stem the tide’ of shop closures, says the BRC
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NewsLeon ‘actively exploring’ expansion despite plunging further into red
Leon sales are still well below pre-pandemic levels, despite increasing by 24% in 2023
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NewsFrankie & Benny’s goes back to original 1990s menu in biggest rebrand
The new menu is part of a brand overhaul after the loss-making chain was acquired last year
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs like-for-like growth slows in Q3
Greggs has indicated an easing of cost inflation as it made “further good progress” in the third quarter. Plus, the BRC reports an increase in food inflation in September, and Pfizer sells down its stake in Haleon
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NewsPoundland must ‘rethink its range strategy’ after latest trading update
Owner Pepco said Poundland trading had largely followed the trend of previous updates, in which it posted a drop in like-for-like sales
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NewsBiscuiteers exceeds £250k crowd goal and appoints Childs Farm founder Joanna Jensen as non-exec
Biscuiteers has smashed a six-figure crowdfunding goal and appointed Childs Farm entrepreneur Joanna Jensen to its board
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Comment & OpinionBusiness rates relief is welcome, but high streets need a new culture
Reviving our high streets will take more than financial tweaks – but there are plenty of ideas around the country, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionAfter damning Post Office report is it really ‘good times ahead’?
Sir Wyn Williams commissioned two surveys to assess the culture of the Post Office today
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NewsPost Office: Horizon IT system dissatisfaction levels remain high
In all, 92% of those responding to the survey had experienced problems with the Horizon system in the last year
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NewsPret a Manger partners with Yoobic to boost digital in-store operations
The new hub will provide digital tools, from task management to store-specific reports available to Pret employees
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NewsCaffè Nero records strong summer trading as UK like-for-likes rise 9.1%
The group said it was trading ahead of the market and winning share from rivals
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Comment & OpinionAsda and Post Office resignations show it’s tough at the top
Bruising experiences cannot hide mistakes
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NewsCity snapshot: Gloomy outlook from Labour knocks consumer confidence
Consumer confidence in the UK has taken a nosedive on the back of gloomy noises coming out of the new Labour government
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NewsPost Office CEO Nick Read to step down next year
Post Office COO Neil Brocklehurst will step up as acting CEO prior to the announcement of Read’s successor
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NewsMedia Bites 17 September: Oxford Street, remote working, Amazon, THG, Brexit checks
London’s Oxford Street is to be pedestrianised in a “major regeneration” plan announced by Sadiq Khan
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Comment & OpinionFast food is targeting youth, but local leaders have their hands tied
The government has proposed updates to the planning system that would allow local councils to restrict the opening of hot food takeaways near schools, says Katharine Jenner, director of Obesity Health Alliance
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NewsBurger King launches premium menu exclusive to Deliveroo
The new premium menu features six new signature burgers
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose must focus on price and loyalty to maintain turnaround momentum
The John Lewis Partnership turnaround is “definitely working”, but new chair Jason Tarry has areas to focus on
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NewsMedia Bites 12 September: High streets, WH Smith, Post Office, Starbucks
Closures by chemist, pub and bank chains led to almost 2,300 more empty stores on high streets
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NewsPret a Manger to open first franchise store in Saudi Arabia
The store will open in Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport later this year