All High Street articles – Page 55
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NewsRetail property group Revo joins calls for business rates overhaul
Revo is demanding an immediate reduction in the tax, which has risen from 34% to 50% of rateable values since 1990
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NewsUKHospitality demands business rates reform in upcoming Budget
The group said tens of thousands of jobs would be in jeopardy if the government failed to act
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NewsSuperdrug and Savers apprenticeship enjoys record-breaking year with 500 candidates
The sister retailers say the completion rate hit 10% above the national average
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News50 retail bosses including Burnley and Coupe write to Sajid Javid demanding business rates reform
The open letter urges the Chancellor to urgently scrap rules limiting how quickly business rates can fall in line with dropping rents
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NewsOne Below brings haulage in-house with new fleet of lorries
The Mercedes Actros trucks are delivering to One Below’s 60 stores across the UK
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NewsWilko appoints CEO plus retail and trading directors in transformation drive
Jerome Saint-Marc has been promoted from the joint roles of group transformation director and MD of Wilko.com
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NewsFood-to-go market set for growth in 2020 despite sector slowdown
Growth in the sector has slowed in the past three years, following five strong years from 2012 to 2016
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NewsRetailer property investment boosted by election result, says Colliers
It made December the second-strongest month of 2019 for retail property investment
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Analysis & FeaturesHas the UK reached peak coffee shop?
The UK’s high streets are piled high with coffee businesses. So can the market keep growing, and if so how and where?
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NewsShopping centre owner Intu appeals to shareholders to reduce debt
The owner of some of the UK’s biggest shopping centres is asking shareholders for more cash to help tackle nearly £5bn in debt.
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NewsVeggie Pret launches new menu with 15 vegan options
New plant-based options include poke bowls, smoothie bowls and buddha bowls
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NewsSecond Superdrug in Scottish Borders to convert to Savers
Superdrug in Hawick is due to close and reopen as Savers, after its store in Galashiels was given the same treatment
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall slumps over Christmas
Footfall across UK retail destinations fell 2.5% over the Christmas period, with Black Friday and Boxing Day sales events failing to drive customers to the UK’s shops.
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InterviewsFrom high street chain to global food hub: John Vincent’s ambitions for Leon
John Vincent isn’t dreaming small for Leon. He wants to launch more groceries, build a digital hub and take his reinvention of fast food to the US
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NewsWalgreens Boots Alliance reports sales rise as costs hit profits
Walgreen Boots Alliance increased sales in its first financial year quarter
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NewsCVAs ‘delaying inevitable’ financial collapses, claims Colliers
Of 23 retailers to enter CVAs from 2016 on, 13 have since gone into administration
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Comment & OpinionGovernment must take on the corporate tax avoiders feasting on our high streets
Our high streets have been in decay for decades. It’s time we stood up to Amazon and levelled the playing field, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsFestive online sales surge at Next to beat expectations
Retail bellwether Next has posted solid growth in the festive period, though in-store sales continued to fall as customers shifted to online.
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NewsCity snapshot: UK high street suffers worst year for a quarter of a century
UK retailers shed more than 140,000 employers and shuttered over 16,000 shops as the industry suffered its worst conditions for 25 years, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
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Comment & OpinionCosta will need more than Bol soups and salads to improve its fortunes
The chain pledged to improve its food proposition back in 2018