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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustRetailers
Retail jobs in sharpest fall since 2009
Retail employment fell at the fastest rate since February 2009 in the year to August, with an even sharper decline…
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24 AugustEconomy
Record economic growth anticipated for Q3
The UK is reportedly on track for a record economic resurgence during the third quarter of the year, following sharp…
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21 AugustRetailing
Road closures are ‘accelerating the decline of the high street’, says Bira
Local authorities across the UK are “accelerating the decline of the high street” with “unnecessary” road closures, according to Bira.…
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19 AugustVeterinary
Simplyhealth agrees sale of pet health plan business to PVG
Simplyhealth Group has agreed to sell The Animal Healthcare Company (AHC) to Premier Veterinary Group (PVG). The proposed transaction, which…
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17 AugustManufacturers
Mackle Petfoods invests £5.7m amid ‘major’ expansion plans
Dungannon-based pet food manufacturer, Mackle Petfoods has invested £5.7m and created 31 new jobs in a major expansion plan to…
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Jul- 2020 -14 JulyEconomy
June retail sales show signs of recovery
Retail sales increased by 3.4% in June, against a decrease of 1.6% in June 2019, marking the first signs of…
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3 JulyEconomy
Consumer confidence increases in June
GfK’s fourth Covid-19 flash report has revealed Consumer Confidence Index increased by three points to -27 over the past two weeks. Joe…
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Jun- 2020 -30 JuneEconomy
Revised ONS data reveals greater GDP drop in Q1 2020
The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms fell by 2.2% in Q1 2020, which has been revised downwards…
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26 JuneRetailers
Just 13.8% of retail rent collected on June quarter day
Landlords received just 13.8% of rent owed by the UK retailers on this quarter’s rent date, compared with the 19.8%…
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17 JuneEconomy
Supreme Court rules against Mastercard and Visa in interchange fees battle
Visa and Mastercard could be set to pay billions in compensation to some of the UK’s top retailers following a…
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