High street – Page 3
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NewsChapati Man looks ahead to fast expansion after flagship store opening
Co-founder Chris Rai wants Chapati Man to become the ‘fastest-growing Indian food-to-go brand in the coming years’
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NewsPopeyes UK announces nationwide rollout of new breakfast menu
The chicken QSR brand wants to bring a kick of Louisiana spice to customers’ mornings with its new breakfast menu
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NewsBoots launches blister pack recycling scheme
The health & beauty retailer has put dedicated blister pack collection bins in over 100 stores
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NewsSainsbury’s kicks off new café collaboration with Costa
It’s the latest high street coffee chain to open cafés in Sainsbury’s supermarkets
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NewsM&S: Gove based Marble Arch store decision on policy that ‘doesn’t exist’
In a legal challenge which reached High Court this week, M&S claimed Gove ‘misunderstood and misapplied’ national planning policy in arriving at his decision in July last year
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales bounce back as food stores return to growth
Retail sales volumes bounced back into stronger than expected growth in January following record falls in December, boosted by a recovery in food sales volumes
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NewsPoundland to revamp 150 stores by end of August
‘Project Evo’ will see the stores get new signage, flooring, lighting and ranges, while staff areas will also be made over to make them better places to work, according to Poundland
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NewsCosta Coffee to implement 9% pay rise for its workers
The change will affect over 15,000 store members, with specific pay increases in place for more senior and London-based baristas.
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NewsPoundland’s ‘Motherland’ stunt sparks legal spat with Mothercare
Lawyers intervened after Poundland rebranded as Motherland on hoardings for a new store
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NewsPret a Manger unveils delivery platform for businesses
The platform can also set up employees with daily allowances, so they can order Pret from their desk
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NewsHisbe founders ‘hurting and exhausted’ as ethical grocer enters liquidation
The liquidation would leave ‘many’ suppliers with unpaid invoices, Hisbe said
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NewsEasing inflation helps supermarket volumes in January
Food sales at the supermarkets have grown faster than inflation in January as shopper behaviour normalises amid reducing cost pressures, according to new data published this morning
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales growth slows as cost of living weighs on consumers
UK retail sales growth slowed in January despite easing inflation as continued weak consumer demand led to ‘lacklustre’ sector performance
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NewsCaffè Nero to open its first drive-thru store in Stansted Airport
CEO Gerry Ford said the store will serve as a ‘template’ for further drive-thru stores
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall slides again in January
Total UK footfall decreased by 2.8% in January, according to the latest data from the BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor
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Comment and OpinionCan Woolworths reinvent itself for a 2024 high street?
Fifteen years of retail innovation since its stores closed have ushered in whole new categories of shopping, says Sarah Baumann, MD of The Wild by Jungle Creations
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop promotes joint MD Ian Williams to new CEO post
The move comes as fellow joint MD Phil Briggs leaves
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NewsPost Office chair Henry Staunton ousted amid Horizon scandal
Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch said Post Office needed someone to deal with its current issues, including the Horizon scandal, ‘in a different way’
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NewsPost Office pushes back on plans to reduce letter delivery days
CEO Nick Read’s announcement follows Ofcom’s proposal to reduce letter deliveries to five or even three days a week
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NewsUrban Greens turns a new leaf with fourth London opening
The expansion follows the success of existing branches in St James’s Park, Canary Wharf and St Paul’s