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• Go-Ahead right to shunt blame for rail failures

  06-09-2018 20:43
  It is little solace for passengers, but the rail franchisee is a victim of the system
  
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• House of Fraser website set to reopen after distribution deal

  06-09-2018 20:05
  Deal between Sports Direct and XPO will result in closure of Milton Keynes warehouse siteHouse of Fraser’s website could reopen as early as next week after the troubled department store chain struck a deal with its warehouse operator that will mean the closure of one of its warehouse sites before Christmas.The website was taken down on 15 August leading to the cancellation of thousands of orders. Customers were promised refunds but some are still awaiting payment. Continue reading...
  
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• UK booksellers call for Amazon to pay 'proper share of taxation'

  06-09-2018 20:04
  Growth of online retailers sees number of independent book shops halve, says Booksellers AssociationBritish booksellers have warned MPs that taxation of Amazon and other digital retailers must be overhauled if the bookshop industry and the high street are to survive.“Amazon may maintain they create jobs but the company is putting numerous competitors out of business,” the Booksellers Association (BA) has told a parliamentary inquiry into the future role of high streets.Continue readi
  
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• Sainsbury’s chief urges business tax reform

  06-09-2018 18:59
  Retail groups have complained about levy, which has risen even as corporate tax falls
  
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• Harveys teams up with Louise Redknapp on first celebrity collaboration

  06-09-2018 17:41 via theretailbulletin.com
  Furniture retailer Harveys has embarked on its first ever celebrity collaboration.
  
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• Asda to scrap price guarantee scheme next month

  06-09-2018 12:01
  Retailer is last of big four grocers to axe money-saving deal as it focuses on price cutsAsda will abandon a scheme that refunds shoppers the difference if the goods they purchase are more expensive than in rival supermarkets, after other chains scrapped similar programmes.The supermarket, which has agreed to a takeover by its bigger rival Sainsbury’s, said the scheme was no longer relevant and it would instead invest in lowering prices. Continue reading...
  
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• All Inditex brands to be selling online by 2020

  06-09-2018 09:51 via theretailbulletin.com
  Zara owner Inditex has said it will be selling all of its brands online anywhere in the world by 2020.
  
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• Burberry to stop burning unsold items after green criticism

  06-09-2018 09:42
  Company will reuse, repair or recycle unsaleable products and end use of real furBurberry is to end its practice of burning unsold clothes, bags and perfume and will also stop using real fur after criticism from environmental campaigners.The British fashion house destroyed unsold products worth £28.6m last year to protect its brand, taking the value of items destroyed over the past five years to more than £90m. It has previously defended its practice by saying that the energy generat
  
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• Construction to start on Lidl's new UK headquarters

  06-09-2018 09:35 via theretailbulletin.com
  The construction of Lidl’s new UK head office in Tolworth is due to begin this month.
  
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• Dixons Carphone like-for-likes flat in first quarter

  06-09-2018 09:32 via theretailbulletin.com
  Dixons Carphone has reported that its UK and Ireland like-for-like revenue was flat in its first quarter.
  
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• Marks & Spencer appoints chief digital and data officer

  06-09-2018 09:31 via theretailbulletin.com
  Marks & Spencer has appointed Loblaw’s Jeremy Pee to the new role of chief digital and data officer.
  
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• Fenwick cuts over 400 jobs

  06-09-2018 09:31 via theretailbulletin.com
  Fenwick has cut 408 jobs at its department stores in England as it looks to modernise in the face of declining profit and sales.
  
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• The John Lewis Bohemian Rhapsody ad: more fandango than magnifico | Jack Bernhardt

  06-09-2018 09:00
  Instead of spending millions on a commercial, the newly rebranded company should treat its partners with more respectIt doesn’t seem right for John Lewis to release one of its adverts in the summer. I was under the impression that there was a ceasefire during the non-Christmas period, allowing time for Red Cross volunteers to treat victims suffering an overdose of mediocre covers of Britpop hits by breathy female vocalists. But the newly rebranded John Lewis & Partners broke the truce
  
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• Dixons Carphone maintains forecasts amid mobile shift

  06-09-2018 08:28
  Sales of televisions ahead of World Cup helped offset softer market for white goods
  
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