All High Street articles – Page 44
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NewsThe Cheesecake Shop to rebrand after MBO
The buyout, led by Neil Blakeman and Dillan Shikotra, includes eight retail stores across the region, as well as the bakery in Nottingham.
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Comment & OpinionThorntons must rely on more than nostalgia to recover from Covid closures
The 110-year-old brand yesterday joined the depressingly long list of big names calling time on bricks and mortar to focus entirely online
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NewsThorntons to permanently close all stores to focus online
Chocolatier Thorntons is set to disappear from the high street following a decision to close down its remaining network of 61 stores, putting more than 600 jobs at risk.
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NewsSelfridges opens pop-up street food kitchen in Oxford Street store
The first food vendor taking part is Venezuelan street food brand Pabellón
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NewsWasabi appoints Kate Lucas as first grocery MD following ready meals success
Wasabi said Lucas had a strong track record of “building great brands across the grocery market”.
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NewsJohn Lewis warns of further department store closures
JLP chairman Sharon White said she did ’not expect to reopen all John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid has turned retail rents on their head
It’s an ‘occupier’s market’ as landlords have lost powers to evict. So how are retailers capitalising on that shift?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can we stop Britain’s high streets becoming ghost towns?
The pandemic has accelerated the high street’s decline. Is government support the answer, or does the concept need a wholesale rethink?
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NewsRetailers welcome government extension to ban on evicting businesses
The government has also launched a call for evidence on steps to take on rent after 30 June
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NewsPepco Group simplifies board ahead of sale or float
The exercise emerged as Pepco Group COO Sean Cardinaal stepped down as a board director of Pepco’s holding company this week
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Analysis & FeaturesIn pictures: Inside Britain’s best butcher’s shops
To celebrate National Butchers’ Week (8-14 March 2021) we’ve rounded up some of Britain’s best butcher’s shops
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NewsShopping centre owner reveals plans to transform sites into ‘Neighbourhood Hubs’
New uses of space could include delivery-only kitchens, last-mile fulfilment centres, e-bike rental for commuters and vertical farms
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Too Good to Go is fighting food waste on the front line
The food waste app hopes to triple the amount of meals it saves in the UK this year. So what is it doing to make that happen?
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NewsWH Smith demands Covid clauses in lease renewals
The retailer is proposing a suspension of rent in future lockdowns
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NewsJohn Lewis products to be added to 250 Waitrose stores
The retailer plans to add John Lewis products to its entire 331-strong store estate over the next two years
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NewsPoundland sales fell to 60% of normal levels in first lockdown
Across the group, including Pepco and Dealz, sales nevertheless rose 3% to €3.5bn, full-year accounts reveal
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Analysis & FeaturesRoadmap out of lockdown: the industry reacts
Industry figures share their reactions to Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown
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NewsJohn Lewis signs up to Prince Charles’ Terra Carta sustainability pledge
Terra Carta, meaning Earth Charter, was launched in January and is designed to help businesses move towards a sustainable future
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NewsHolland & Barrett gives Taunton branch sustainability treatment
The health and wellness retailer has refurbished the branch using 100% recyclable material
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NewsBusiness rates review delayed until autumn
The latest delay to the outcome of a consultation announced in last year’s spring Budget has led to accusations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘kicking the issue down the road’