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• Butcher, baker and revenue-maker: Crickhowell named UK's best high street

  16-11-2018 19:19
  Breacon Beacons town is fighting the dominance of supermarketsHJ and D Webb and Sons (motto: everything for your home and garden) has been trading in the market town of Crickhowell since 1936. As you pass the shop’s windows, the eye is caught by items ranging from comfy sofas to chainsaws.Mike Webb, who runs the store with his two brothers, said: “Shopworkers and workers do what they do because they love it. That makes a difference. Everyone pulls together. When we did a litter pick
  
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• Former Co-op executive wins her equal pay and unfair dismissal claims

  16-11-2018 15:00
  Exclusive: Tribunal finds Sam Walker faced discriminationA former executive at the Co-operative Group has won her equal pay and unfair dismissal claims against the company.Sam Walker, a company director in charge of HR, argued that she was dismissed after raising issues about her own pay and warning leading figures in the company that it could be paying men and women at a different rate for the same roles. Continue reading...
  
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• Former Co-op exec wins her equal pay and unfair dismissal claims

  16-11-2018 15:00
  Exclusive: Tribunal finds Sam Walker faced discrimination and orders retailer to pay feesA former executive at the Co-operative Group has won her equal pay and unfair dismissal claims against the company.Sam Walker, a company director in charge of HR, argued that she was dismissed after raising issues about her own pay and warning leading figures in the company that it could be paying men and women at a different rate for the same roles. Continue reading...
  
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• Macron seeks headway on tax during trip to Berlin

  16-11-2018 14:50
  Rapport with Merkel fails to hide frustration with slow progress on economic issues
  
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• Black Friday 2018: all the best UK deals as early offers get underway

  16-11-2018 12:06
  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 to bag some good bargains.This year Black Friday falls on 23 November and will be followed three days later by Cyber Monday, probably the busiest day of the year for online shopping. Related: Amazon and high street chains ki
  
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• Black Friday 2018: all the best UK deals as early offers get under way

  16-11-2018 12:06
  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 to bag some good bargains.This year Black Friday falls on 23 November and will be followed three days later by Cyber Monday, probably the busiest day of the year for online shopping. Related: Amazon and high street chains ki
  
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• WH Smith's travel business partners with King Power in Hong Kong

  16-11-2018 10:16 via theretailbulletin.com
  WH Smith has embarked on a new franchise partnership King Power Group (Hong Kong) for its international travel retail business.
  
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• Zalando Media Solutions evolves into Zalando Marketing Services

  16-11-2018 10:02 via theretailbulletin.com
  Zalando Media Solutions, the marketing arm of online fashion retailer Zalando, is adding creative services and consumer insights to its range and has renamed itself Zalando Marketing Services.
  
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• Jan Van Leeuwen appointed to lead The North Face in EMEA

  16-11-2018 10:02 via theretailbulletin.com
  VF Corporation has promoted Jan Van Leeuwen to the position of The North Face’s vice president and general manager for the EMEA Region.
  
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• Insight: physical retail space needs new metrics to determine rentals and success

  16-11-2018 10:02 via theretailbulletin.com
  Physical retail space has been under serious pressure from shoppers diverting their spending online but there is an increasing recognition of the important role stores continue to play and the realisation that the industry needs to finds new ways to measure their contribution.
  
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• John Lewis unveils Christmas ad featuring Elton John

  16-11-2018 10:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  John Lewis has released its highly anticipated Christmas advert featuring Elton John.
  
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• Insight: BP fuelling change across retail estate

  16-11-2018 09:47 via theretailbulletin.com
  It might be known as a fuel company but BP is positioning itself more as a retailer for the future as it generates increasing amount of profits from its rapidly growing estate of physical stores.
  
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• Argos gives away shopping-enabled shower curtains to help customers bag Black Friday bargain

  16-11-2018 09:37 via theretailbulletin.com
  Argos has been giving away 100 shower curtains with built-in pockets for tablets and mobile phones to enable shoppers to bag a Black Friday bargain while they take their morning shower.
  
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• The ghost of Christmas past haunts the high street

  16-11-2018 06:01
  Real estate investment trusts forced to write down the value of their retail assets
  
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• Luke Johnson hires ex-SFO investigator as his lawyer

  16-11-2018 06:01
  Chairman of café chain Patisserie Valerie takes on John Gibson of Cohen & Gresser
  
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• Tesco and WWF to 'halve environmental impact' of UK groceries

  16-11-2018 01:01
  UK’s largest retailer falls short of removing palm oil from own-brand foods in sustainability driveTesco and WWF have announced they are to collaborate on a long-running sustainable food effort, pledging to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket within 12 months.The four-year partnership between the UK’s largest retailer and one of the world’s leading environmental organisations is believed to be the first of its kind. They hope its scale will help dri
  
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• Tesco and WWF bid to 'halve environmental impact' of UK groceries

  16-11-2018 01:01
  UK’s largest retailer falls short of removing palm oil from own-brand foods in sustainability driveTesco and WWF have announced they are to collaborate on a long-running sustainable food effort, pledging to establish a measure to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket within 12 months.The four-year partnership between the UK’s largest retailer and one of the world’s leading environmental organisations is believed to be the first of its kind. They hope
  
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• Amazon and high street chains kick off Black Friday early

  16-11-2018 01:01
  Britons are expected to spend more than £10bn during November discount eventAmazon has fired the starting gun on Black Friday, the US tradition that has become a near-fortnight long £10bn shopping extravaganza in the UK.The web giant has been joined by other high street street names, including Argos and Currys PC World, in making an early start to the bargain shopping event on Friday 23 November. Related: Black Friday 2018: all the best UK deals and offersContinue reading...
  
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