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• Arcadia offers to pay for adviser to help unite landlords

  02-05-2019 20:23 via ft.com
  Retailer races to secure agreement on restructuring and avoid collapse
  
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• Watches of Switzerland considers stock market listing

  02-05-2019 19:32
  UK’s biggest seller of Rolexes could be valued at up to £800m, if plan goes aheadThe UK’s biggest seller of Rolex watches is working on plans for a stock market listing, which could value the luxury retail group at up to £800m.On Thursday, Watches of Switzerland, which also owns the Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb brands, said it was looking to raise cash by selling new shares and would use the proceeds to slash its £260m debt pile. Its American private equity owne
  
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• Thousands of UK shops left empty as high street crisis deepens

  02-05-2019 15:42
  Data suggests closures of banks, pubs, estate agents and fashion stores is biggest rise in five yearsThe number of shops lying empty soared by more than 7,500 last year, according to new data that lays bare the crisis on the high street.A rapid rise in the number of barbers, beauty salons, vaping stores, cafes and restaurants or bars was offset by the closure of hundreds of banks, pubs, estate agents and fashion shops, analysis of the UK’s top 650 shopping locations has revealed. Related:
  
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• ‘Meanwhile spaces’: the empty shops becoming a creative force across the country

  02-05-2019 11:59
  From hat-makers to carpenters, art centres to gift boutiques, new life is coming to properties abandoned in the retail slumpMeanwhile seems such a bland word. Ostensibly, it is a scrap of time between one event and another. But in every hard-boiled thriller, it is where the real excitement lies: meanwhile, our hero shimmied down the drainpipe; meanwhile, on the other side of town …… there’s an empty shop. Businesses have gone bust. They haven’t been able to pay business
  
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• Riskified: Ecommerce Fashion Report 2019

  02-05-2019 11:37 via theretailbulletin.com
  Key trends impacting the industry
  
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• The Hut Group acquires Eclectic Hotel Group

  02-05-2019 10:27 via theretailbulletin.com
  Beauty and wellbeing retailer The Hut Group has acquired two luxury boutique hotels through the purchase of the Eclectic Hotel Group.
  
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• Refugees missing out on jobs in UK, say humanitarian groups

  02-05-2019 10:17
  New guidelines drawn up to help employers recruit and support refugees at workRefugees are underrepresented in the UK workforce and opportunities for them to contribute to growth and better integrate in the country are being missed, humanitarians have warned.The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in conjunction with the charity Business in the Community (BITC) and the UK government, have drawn up guidelines on how to help businesses recruit refugees
  
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• Watches of Switzerland weighs initial listing on London exchange

  02-05-2019 09:25 via ft.com
  UK’s largest luxury watch retailer seeks to boost profile with IPO plan as pushes into US
  
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• Zalando reports strong revenue growth

  02-05-2019 09:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  Online fashion retailer Zalando grew its gross merchandise volume by 23.1% to €1.8 billion in its first quarter as revenue climbed by 15.2% to €1.4 billion.
  
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• Berghaus invests in new product and innovation team

  02-05-2019 09:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  Outdoor clothing brand Berghaus is to make a major investment in its product and innovation team as part of its long-term growth strategy.
  
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• Trailfinders signs for Milton Keynes store

  02-05-2019 09:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  Tour operator Trailfinders has signed for a 2,045 square foot store at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes.
  
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• Signs of the times: America's fading shopfronts – in pictures

  02-05-2019 08:00
  John Lehr trains his lens on the shabby facades lining Main Street USA, from payday loan outfits to hair salons and pawn shops. Devoid of people, these images advertise a bleak outlook for small bricks-and-mortar businesses Continue reading...
  
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• The frills are alive! The unexpected return of the Laura Ashley look

  02-05-2019 07:00
  The demure 1970s dress style is enjoying a surprise revival. But what does covering yourself in flowers and frou frou really mean in the modern era?Fashion is not immune to nostalgia. But few would have predicted this to be the summer of the Laura Ashley look. Say those words to anyone over 30 and they will probably mention sofas and lamps, before landing on those prairie-style dresses that come with a ruffle, a snow-white bib, and almost certainly a pair of mutton sleeves. Dresses that come in
  
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• Refugees are missing out on jobs in UK, charities warn

  02-05-2019 07:00
  New guidelines drawn up to help employers recruit and support refugees at workRefugees are underrepresented in the UK workforce and opportunities for them to contribute to growth and better integrate in the country are being missed, humanitarians have warned.The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in conjunction with the charity Business in the Community (BITC) and the UK government, have drawn up guidelines on how to help businesses recruit refugees
  
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• Philip Green pledges £100m to save Arcadia retail empire

  02-05-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Last-ditch push to secure landlord and creditor support for retail group’s restructuring
  
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• Pret to list ingredients on fresh food in wake of customer deaths

  02-05-2019 01:01
  Rollout of lists at chain of 400 sandwich shops in UK to be completed by end of summer Pret a Manger is to begin a national rollout of full lists of ingredients on freshly-made products from Thursday to fulfil a pledge to improve labelling following the deaths of two customers who suffered allergic reactions to its sandwiches.A five-point plan being unveiled by the chain will also include the launch of tablet computers in every shop, containing detailed information about ingredients, and a commi
  
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• Pret to list ingredients on fresh food after customer deaths

  02-05-2019 01:01
  Rollout of lists at chain of 400 sandwich shops in UK to be completed by end of summer Pret a Manger is to begin a national rollout of full lists of ingredients on freshly-made products from Thursday to fulfil a pledge to improve labelling after the deaths of two customers who suffered allergic reactions to its sandwiches.A five-point plan being unveiled by the chain will also include the launch of tablet computers in every shop, containing detailed information about ingredients, and a commitmen
  
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