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• Purple Tuesday: 'Shopping with a disability can be humiliating'

  13-11-2018 20:56
  Stores are serving £249bn market badly, says founder of national accessibility dayGoing shopping makes Mike Adams feel “very disabled”. He says: “I can go into a shop and be made to feel invisible. There’s an apprehension. Staff are unsure of engaging with me so they swerve the conversation altogether.”Tough times on the high street mean the big retail chains are crying out for customers, yet Adams – the founder of Purple, a not-for-profit organisation t
  
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• Purple Tuesday: 'I can go into a shop and be made to feel invisible'

  13-11-2018 20:56
  Stores are serving the £249bn disability market badly, says founder of Purple, Mike AdamsGoing shopping makes Mike Adams feel “very disabled”. He says: “I can go into a shop and be made to feel invisible. There’s an apprehension. Staff are unsure of engaging with me so they swerve the conversation altogether.”Tough times on the high street mean the big retail chains are crying out for customers, yet Adams – the founder of Purple, a not-for-profit organis
  
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• Battle lines drawn in Sainsbury-Asda probe

  13-11-2018 18:55
  Role of discounters, Northern Ireland, petrol and price cuts set to be key issues
  
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• Ram-raiders smash into Selfridges for designer handbags

  13-11-2018 18:25
  One security guard threatened with knife and another was driven at during break-inRam-raiders have smashed through the doors of Selfridges in central London before stealing designer handbags.A security guard was threatened with a knife and another driven at when they attempted to stop the break-in at the Oxford Street store in the early hours of Tuesday. Related: Selfridge's: 100 years of retail therapyContinue reading...
  
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• Armed gang raids Selfridges in London for designer handbags

  13-11-2018 18:25
  One security guard threatened with knife and another was driven at during the break-inRam-raiders have smashed through the doors of Selfridges in central London before stealing designer handbags.A security guard was threatened with a knife and another driven at when they attempted to stop the break-in at the Oxford Street store in the early hours of Tuesday. Related: Selfridge's: 100 years of retail therapyContinue reading...
  
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• John Lewis blames weather for clothing and homeware slump

  13-11-2018 16:44
  Mild temperatures and tough trading conditions behind decline, says retailerJohn Lewis has blamed mild weather and tough price cuts elsewhere on the high street for a dramatic slump in clothing and homeware sales.The retailer’s overall sales fell more than 8% last week but the picture in its clothing and homeware departments was worse, down more than 11%. Related: Five reasons why John Lewis profits have divedRelated: John Lewis Partnership made 1,800 redundancies in the past yearContinue
  
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• Black Friday 2018: all the best UK deals and offers

  13-11-2018 13:55
  Preparation is key to getting the best Black Friday deals, so try this handy guide to what’s on offer in the UKThe countdown is on to Britain’s biggest shopping event – Black Friday – and with many high street retailers struggling, shoppers can expect some big price cuts and promotions.This year the US-inspired discount day falls on 23 November and will be followed three days later by Cyber Monday, a key day for online sales. Some retailers have already kicked off their p
  
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• Meditation app Calm invests $3m in XpresSpa

  13-11-2018 13:34
  Start-up funds retailer as part of mission to become global wellness brand
  
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• Flipkart chief quits after probe into ‘misconduct’ claims

  13-11-2018 13:25
  Walmart-controlled Indian ecommerce company finds ‘lapses of judgment’
  
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• Flipkart CEO quits after probe into ‘misconduct’ claims

  13-11-2018 13:25
  Walmart-controlled Indian ecommerce company finds ‘lapses of judgement’
  
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• US holiday retail in charts: ‘Tis the season for ringing tills

  13-11-2018 13:21
  Record sales expected despite slowing pace of growth as economy peaks
  
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• Tim Hortons signs up first UK franchise partner

  13-11-2018 09:50 via theretailbulletin.com
  Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons has signed up its first franchisee in the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Homebase rated as worst online retailer in Which? survey

  13-11-2018 09:50 via theretailbulletin.com
  A new Which? survey has found that Homebase has been rated as the worst online retailer in the UK.
  
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• B&M hails strong first half

  13-11-2018 09:50 via theretailbulletin.com
  B&M has posted a pre-tax profit uplift of 32.5% to £115 million in the first half of its financial year.
  
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• Stance opens first store outside US in Covent Garden

  13-11-2018 09:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  Stance, the premium basic apparel brand, has opened its first store outside of the US in London’s Covent Garden.
  
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• B&M sales hit by weather sellout

  13-11-2018 08:27
  Shoppers cleared shelves of garden and outdoor products
  
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• Why wouldn’t M&S let me use my voucher for Christmas food?

  13-11-2018 08:00
  It wasn’t written down in the exclusions, but I couldn’t use my voucher on a turkey crownIn October I received an M&S Sparks email with a link to a £5-off voucher for “food to order” costing £25 or more online or in store. Next morning I went to the “Christmas food to order” section to choose a turkey crown. But the voucher did not work. M&S told me it did not include the Christmas food as it never discounts this. But I have a screenshot of
  
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• Black Friday on autopilot

  13-11-2018 03:58 via theretailbulletin.com
  How high-volume brands are automating the holidays
  
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• Poldark producers buy rights to damning Sir Philip Green biography

  13-11-2018 01:01
  Life of Topshop owner, who faces allegations of bullying and sexual harassment, could be dramatisedThe TV production company behind Poldark and Vanity Fair has bought the rights to a critical biography of Sir Philip Green.The life of the clothing tycoon, who controls Arcadia Group, the owner of Topshop, could be turned into a high-profile drama about how power and finance works in the UK – and how it affects people when high street shops close. Related: Revealed: Philip Green paid seven-fi
  
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