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Topps Tiles hit by weakness in home repair and improvements market

Topps Tiles hit by weakness in home repair and improvements market

26 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Topps Tiles has reported a decline in full year revenue and profit after facing a challenging repairs, maintenance and home improvement (RMI) market. Group revenue fell... View ArticleView Article

Lincolnshire Co-op hails positive trading year with sales up 6.1%

Lincolnshire Co-op hails positive trading year with sales up 6.1%

26 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Lincolnshire Co-op has seen its annual sales grow by 6.1% to £375.6 million after a strong performance in food. In the year to 7 September, sales... View ArticleView Article

Caffè Concerto opens first site in northern England

Caffè Concerto opens first site in northern England

26 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Caffè Concerto has opened its first outlet in the north of England at Victoria Leeds. Situated within Victoria Gate, the 2,000 square foot space features hanging... View ArticleView Article

AO hosts school trip for behind-the-scenes tour of fridge recycling plant, led by kids’ TV presenter

AO hosts school trip for behind-the-scenes tour of fridge recycling plant, led by kids’ TV presenter

26 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Electricals retailer AO has run a competition to give a school class the chance to get a behind-the-scenes tour of its state-of-the-art fridge recycling plant led... View ArticleView Article

BRC calls on public to give retail workers the gift of a safe Christmas

BRC calls on public to give retail workers the gift of a safe Christmas

25 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

As Black Friday approaches, the British Retail Consortium and its retail members are calling on the public to join them as they stand together against violence... View ArticleView Article

Kingfisher tightens full year profit guidance

Kingfisher tightens full year profit guidance

25 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Home improvement group Kingfisher has tightened its full year profit guidance after reporting that its third quarter sales edged down 0.6% to £3.22 billion. In the... View ArticleView Article

H&M Group to close Monki stores as part of Weekday integration

H&M Group to close Monki stores as part of Weekday integration

25 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

H&M Group is preparing to close its Monki stores as it looks ahead to integrating the brand into Weekday’s platform. Cheap Monday joined Weekday in September... View ArticleView Article

Zara opens upsized 51,000 square foot store at Bullring & Grand Central

Zara opens upsized 51,000 square foot store at Bullring & Grand Central

25 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Zara has opened an upsized store at Birmingham’s Bullring & Grand Central with the flagship measuring 51,000 square feet. The new shop will act as a... View ArticleView Article

H&M celebrates re-opening of flagship store in New York's Times Square

H&M celebrates re-opening of flagship store in New York's Times Square

25 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

H&M has celebrated the reopening of its flagship store in New York’s Times Square with a special appearance and ribbon cutting ceremony with Christina Aguilera. The... View ArticleView Article

Asda brings back Allan Leighton in executive chair role

Asda brings back Allan Leighton in executive chair role

23 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Asda has announced that retail veteran Allan Leighton is to return the supermarket as executive chair as it continues work to revive its fortunes. He will... View ArticleView Article

Sealskinz opens first permanent store

Sealskinz opens first permanent store

22 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

Sealskinz has opened its first-ever permanent store on Hinde Street in London’s Marylebone Village. The move follows the outdoor and premium apparel brand’s launch of a... View ArticleView Article

Consumer confidence improves ahead of Black Friday

Consumer confidence improves ahead of Black Friday

22 November 2024 by Angela Beevers

There has been an uptick in consumer confidence in November as people put concerns about the impact of last month’s budget announcement behind them. GfK’s long... View ArticleView Article