All High Street articles – Page 7
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NewsBoots owner pulls the plug on £5.5bn auction for the UK chain
The owner of Boots has abandoned its attempts to sell the UK chemist chain after failing to find a buyer willing to meet its price expectations.
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Poundland sets sights on London for its Local convenience format
The format is smaller than a typical Poundland, with a range catering for the convenience shopper
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City News: WH Smith buoyed by boosted airport sales as travel sector rebounds
WH Smith shares were buoyed by sales surpassing 2019 levels for the first time since the start of the pandemic
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City Snapshot: WH Smith optimistic as travel recovery lifts sales above pre-pandemic levels for first time
Group revenues in the 15 weeks to 11 June were 7% ahead of 2019 levels thanks to “a particularly strong” performance from travel.
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Thorntons losses under Ferrero hit £190m as closure of retail stores hits sales
Pre-tax losses totalled £26.7m in the 12 months ended 31 August 2021 – a 29% improvement on the prior year’s £37.7m – as overheads associated with the retail operations were erased.
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Boots freezes prices on 1,500 own-label products until end of the year
The own-brand lines cover beauty, health, wellness and baby
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City snapshot: Retail sales slide amid soaring prices and drop in major purchases
UK retail sales fell back 1.1% in May as the cost-of-living crunch blunted consumer demand and consumers shunned higher value items
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Comment & Opinion
Jubilee weekend was a boost for high streets. But can it last as budgets are squeezed?
BRC data showed total UK footfall for the jubilee weekend rose by 6.9% compared to the average for May 2022
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Jubilee weekend brings boost to retail, with footfall up 6.9%
The biggest surge of the weekend came on Thursday, when footfall was up 45.6% on the average for May
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Incidents of violence and abuse triple during pandemic, BRC crime survey finds
Just over 1,300 incidents occurred each day during the 12-month period, which was up from 455 a day the previous year.
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KFC to trial its first delivery-only kitchens
Each kitchen will create 30 new jobs, which KFC said would help to support local communities
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Superdrug enlists Jack Monroe to promote value credentials
Monroe is to promote the retailer’s Shop Smart campaign, sharing tips to ‘help customers navigate the growing cost of living crisis’
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City Snapshot: Greggs recovery continues but cost pressures set to increase
A recovery at Greggs has continued in the first quarter as like-for-like sales jumped 27.4% but the high street bakery chain warned of increasing cost pressures.
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Analysis & Features
The Great British Street Food Revival
The British street food scene was flying before Covid hit, drawing huge investment for new sites across the country. Can it recover those heady heights?
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Superdrug extends same-day delivery service to Scotland
The retailer’s ‘Store to Door’ courier service is from this week available to shoppers within a five-mile radius of stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh regions
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Plans to force landlords to let vacant shops dismissed as ‘gimmick’
Landlords will be forced to rent shops out to the highest bidder if they have been vacant for over a year
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Shop vacancy rates are falling but more uncertainty looms, warns BRC
It is only the second quarter in which the vacancy rate has fallen during the last four years
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Costa Coffee to trial 100% recyclable fibre cup lids in 150 stores
Costa said the new fibre lids had a carbon footprint up to 50% lower than the current polystyrene plastic ones
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Analysis & Features
Are independent fast food outlets Britain’s obesity blind spot?
Restaurants and takeaways are key pillars of Britain’s plans to tackle obesity. So why is the local kebab shop excluded?
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Eat17 Bishop’s Stortford boosts street food offer as it drops retail lines by 25%
Co-owner James Brundle said it wanted to explore its premium foodservice offer further
