All High Street articles – Page 77
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NewsBRC launches new brand identity and logo
The organisation said it was important to refresh its brand so that it can continue to stand at the forefront of the dynamic retail industry
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NewsBRC calls for government clarity over business rates
Group admits government does not have enough time to draw up new roadmap before 2017
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NewsACS calls for big changes to current business rates system
Most retailers would prefer to stick with the property based system of business rates, rather than change to a fundamentally new basis of taxation
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NewsRobust growth for grocers but challenges remain – CBI
Food retailers reported “robust” growth in sales volumes in the year to May, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly survey.
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NewsM&S profits rise as food ‘outperforms’ the market and capex tap is turned off
Marks & Spencer was one of the biggest risers on the FTSE 100 today after posting a 3.4% rise in pre-tax profits to £600m.
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NewsBusiness tax rate review announced by government
The review, set to report in 2016, would look at how businesses use property, what the UK can learn from other countries, and how to modernise the system
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NewsM&S updates Chinese expansion plans
Marks & Spencer updates with Asian growth plans as it reaffirms commitment to entering Beijing
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NewsThorntons profits hit by major supply reductions
Chocolatier Thorntons has reported a 10% fall in first half profits due to an “unanticipated” plunge in sales to two major grocers
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket price war derails Thorntons' strategic plans
Thorntons’ shift from a retail-focussed business to an fmcg supplier is not quite going according to plan after a 10% fall in first half pre-tax profits. Plus, this week’s City diary and all the latest news from the market.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Says: What's going on at Thorntons?
It has been a strange week for the share price of Thorntons as it plunged more than 20% since Monday, but just what is behind the drop?
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NewsBest Small Shops winner announced
A North Yorkshire delicatessen has been named winner of this year’s Best Small Shops Competition
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NewsFootfall levels up 1.5% for out-of-town stores, high street footfall decline slows
Rise ”reflects strong consumer confidence,” says BRC
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NewsBestway renames Co-op pharmacies
Chain of 780 properties to be named Well Pharmacy, comes with further £200m investment in the company
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Comment & OpinionWhy the high street should be afraid of Amazon rumours
The prospect of Amazon moving into bricks and mortar should send shivers down the spine of retailers
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Awards 2015 winners announced
500 entries were whittled down to 12 category winners
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NewsWH Smith focuses on margin as group sales slip again
WH Smith’s gross margin continues to grow, despite a 2% fall in like-for-like sales in the 20 weeks to 17 January.
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Strong retail growth at Thorntons pulled back by commercial sales weakness
Thorntons has reported like-for-like retail sales growth of 7.8% in the run-up to Christmas, but total second quarter revenues fell due to poor UK commercial sales.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow independent retailers can save money
January means watching the waistline. But it also means watching the pennies, even for independents.
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NewsPortas and MPs attack local authority action on high streets
The efforts of both national and local government to tackle the problems of town centres has come under strong attack from MPs and the former high street tsar today. The Communities and Local Government Select Committee claimed the National Planning Policy Framework was being mishandled by councils, with local planning ...
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NewsCelebrate an Independent Christmas campaign to launch this week
An independent sector mover and shaker has urged high street shops to take more responsibility for generating and maintaining footfall and has called for greater inter-business co-operation.