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Mar 18, 2020 News

Chancellor announces business rate holiday for retailers

In light of the impact of the economic impact of the coronavirus, the Government has announced emergency measures to support retail and…

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Mar 17, 2020 News

Laura Ashley to call in administrators

Laura Ashley has announced its intention to appoint administrators and suspend trading, having reviewed its cashflow forecasts in light of the…

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Mar 17, 2020 News

Storms take their toll on February's footfall

UK retail footfall decreased by -2.0% YoY in February, according to the latest BRC-ShopperTrak surveys, as rain kept shoppers at bay. YoY,…

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Mar 17, 2020 News

ScS delays full results as Government policy changes

Yesterday’s changes to Government policy relating to Covid-19 have delayed the publication of ScS' full interim results, but the retailer has…

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Mar 16, 2020 News

Hypnos invests for the future

Royal Warrant holder and sustainable bed manufacturer, Hypnos, part of Keen and Toms Holdings, has shared an update on its 2018/19 group-wide…

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Mar 16, 2020 News

eve sleep pioneers night mode ad break

Bed brand eve sleep partnered with Channel 4 to create a world first in TV advertising by removing the blue light from its TV adverts on Sunday…

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Mar 16, 2020 News

Coronavirus fears curb shopper activity, reports Ipsos

As fears for public health grow, UK retail footfall took a hit of -12.7% YoY on the day that new coronavirus cases exceeded 100 for the first…

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Mar 13, 2020 News

More consumers sleeping alone, says NBF

More and more people are sleeping or living alone, according to research by the National Bed Federation (NBF) which found that a third of all…

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Mar 13, 2020 News

Spring High Point Market postponed

The High Point Market Authority has announced the postponement of key US trade exhibition Spring High Point Market (originally scheduled for…

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Mar 11, 2020 News

Bed retailer ad banned for potential to cause offence

An advert by Vic Smith Bedding, a bed retailer based in Southgate, Enfield and Whetstone, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority…

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Mar 10, 2020 News

JYSK Oldham attracts record-breaking opening footfall

JYSK broke its UK store opening records when its new Oldham store on Alexandra Retail Park welcomed almost 1600 customers on Saturday 7th…

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Mar 10, 2020 News

Demand will return following virus disruption, says DFS CEO

Revenues were down -5.7% at DFS in H1 2020 (to 29th December 2019), in part due to a strong comparative period bolstered by latent demand and a…

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