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The total amount of jobless people in the UK for the April to June period rose 25,000 from the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics released this morning.The unemployment rate for April to June 2015 was 5.6%, slightly higher than for January to...
Thousands of air passengers are refusing to show their boarding passes at the checkout after it was revealed that airport shops are using that information to claim back the VAT on the products despite not offering them at post-VAT prices.Retailers have admitted that customers are not required by law to...
Marks & Spencer has announced that Frances Russell, who has led the womenswear business for nearly three years, has left the company and will be replaced by lingerie and beauty director Jo Jenkins whose role will be expanded to include womenswear as well as the other divisions.Prior to M&S, Ms...
Amazon has taken out a 10 year lease on a 300,000 sq ft former Tesco distribution centre in Surrey. The move is widely thought to signal the arrival of Amazon Fresh in the UK. The warehouse is located in Weybridge, just inside the M25, making it easy to deliver fresh...
According to the British Council of Shopping Centres, data shows that footfall fell 8.7% on August 6th, the day of the last tube strike compared to the same period the previous year.The data has also shown that on August 5th, footfall also fell 6.4% as consumers awaited the disruption to...
It has been announced today that fashion retailer Jigsaw is to open its first store at Bon Accord & St Nicholas shopping centre in Aberdeen.The shopping centre which also hosts other popular retailers such as New Look, H&M, John Lewis, Next, Topshop, River Island and Marks & Spencer will see...
Supermarket Morrisons is due to meet with farming industry leaders to discuss the price that producers are paid for milk.Talks will include the UK's four main farming unions - the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and the Ulster Farmers' Union.The move follows a meeting of unions on Monday amid protests...
It has been reported that the Card Factory has seen a 2.7% sales growth in the first half of its financial year.The success of the Card Factory’s new store opening programme is set to carry on as the company plan another 50 net new stores in the existing financial year,...
Fashion retailer New Look has reported today (11th August) that it has seen a ‘strong’ first quarter in trading.Figures show that the 13 weeks leading to June 27th saw revenue increase 4.3% to £369.8 million, with New Look’s like-for-like sales rising by 4.1%.Other figures state that underlying operating profit increased...
British retailer Sock Shop will make a return to the high street after the closure of their stores in 2006.The opening of their first bricks and mortar shop will open at Manchester Arndale in September. The 400 square foot store is part of owner Ruia Group’s expansion plans.Ruia Group is...
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