Matalan posts strong first quarter revenue growth
July 10, 2018 7:54 amFashion and homewares retailer Matalan has seen its first quarter revenue climb to £265.9 million from £253.4 million in the same period in the prior year.... View Article
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Park Group signs new retail collaborations
July 10, 2018 6:35 amPark Group has confirmed that Arcadia, the owner of Top Shop, Top Man, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, will now accept its ‘Love2shop’ multi-retailer vouchers.... View Article
Poundworld founder says bid to save the firm has been rejected
July 10, 2018 6:23 amPoundworld founder Chris Edwards has said his bid to save the struggling retailer has been rejected by the administrators. In the proposed deal Edwards had pledged... View Article
Mothercare to close 60 stores by June 2019
July 9, 2018 8:03 amMothercare has said it will close 60 stores by June 2019 instead of the 50 previously announced. The move will put some 900 jobs at risk.... View Article
Argos to launch LEGO models in augmented reality
July 9, 2018 7:08 amArgos has announced that it has become the first UK retailer to launch augmented reality enabled LEGO models through an app. Launching on iOS, the new feature will... View Article
London’s West End retailers call for online tax to solve business rate inequality
July 6, 2018 7:39 amNew West End Company, the organisation that represents over 600 retailers, hoteliers and property owners in London’s West End, has urged the Government to implement a... View Article
Wilko hires new chief financial officer
July 3, 2018 1:35 pmWilko has appointed Alex Russo as its chief financial officer. Russo will join the business later this year from Asda where he has been working as... View Article
JD.com introduces hydrogen delivery trucks in Shanghai
July 3, 2018 8:09 amChinese online retail giant JD.com has begun using a fleet of hydrogen energy delivery trucks in Shanghai. The vehicles emit only purified water. Using hydrogen tanks... View Article
Poundworld founder Chris Edwards says rescue deal is at risk
July 3, 2018 8:09 amPoundworld founder Chris Edwards has confirmed that he still hopes to save more than half of the retailers’ stores but said the administration process has been... View Article
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