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Retail & High Street
10:20, 14 MAY 2026
Watches of Switzerland shares soar as US luxury watch market booms
Retail
The º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's largest luxury watch retailer hailed a 13 per cent jump in revenue to £1.8bn in the year to May
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Greggs hails rising sales as new Spanish airport opening is announced
Retail & High Street
The company's new food items are proving popular and 'appealing to new and younger customers'
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Ramsdens boosts profit expectations but sounds caution on jet fuel worries
Retail & High Street
Boss Peter Kenyon said it had been a strong start to the year for the North East-based retailer
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Sourdough pizza restaurant Franco Manca confirms 16 branches to close
Food and Drink
The brand's parent firm has agreed to shut the sites as part of a company voluntary arrangement process
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Sushi chain to open five new º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sites including in Bristol and Ipswich
Food and Drink
The fast-growing brand is looking to establish 100 branches by 2030
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Traders praise 'lovely' street transformation – and want more signs to tell people about it
North West
Market Street pedestrianised as part of Les Transformations de Southport project
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ retail sales bounce back to growth as motorists stock up on fuel
Retail & Consumer
Fuel stockpiling linked to the Iran war drove a surge in demand, according to the ONS
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WH Smith posts £25m loss as Iran conflict impacts flights and airport travel
Retail
The retailer has adopted a more cautious outlook as the Middle East conflict drives jet fuel shortage fears
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Boots owners consider potential London Stock Exchange listing
Boots
Sycamore Partners have been in talks with advisors on the possibility of a London float, which could come as soon as next year
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Sales rise at instrument seller Gear4Music as bosses upbeat
Retail & High Street
The retailer looks set to beat market expectations when it publishes preliminary results later this year
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THG shares surge as group reports best quarterly growth in five years
THG
Manchester-based beauty and nutrition e-commerce firm posts revenue growth of 7% for the first quarter of 2026
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Clarks shoes launches online marketplace selling brands such as Nike and Adidas for first time in 200-year history
Retail & High Street
The historic Somerset-based footwear giant has launched 'Brands now at Clarks' on its website
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Primark to split from ABF with both firms set for separate FTSE 100 listings
Retail & High Street
The Weston family-controlled group expressing confidence in the prospects of both companies
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Mulberry returns to sales growth in year of 'decisive progress'
Fashion
The Somerset-based company has seen a rise in retail and online sales across all regions and markets
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SlimFast and vape sales help Supreme to ‘record year’
North West
Typhoo Tea owner reports 'significant growth in vape sales'
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ hospitality insolvency crisis: 270 firms collapse in February as cost pressures mount
Insolvency and Administration
Rising energy costs, April tax increases, and relentless cost pressures hit º£½ÇÊÓÆµ pubs and restaurants hard
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Next boss Simon Wolfson takes record £7.4m pay packet – with potential £9.3m to come next year
Next
Group referenced 'need to retain and motivate its high-quality management team'
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Mexican-inspired restaurant chain to create 135 jobs with major South West expansion
Food and Drink
Zambrero is looking to open outlets in larger towns and cities such as Bristol, Bath, Exeter and Plymouth
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The Original Factory Shop head office and all stores closed after administration
Retail & Consumer
Discount department store placed into administration alongside Claire's Accessories earlier this year
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Dunelm warns profits at lower end of targets as March sales soften
Retail
The homeware retailer said sales over three months to March 28 had started well following a good winter sale
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Morrisons puts around 200 head office jobs at risk in restructuring consultation
Employment
Bradford-based supermarket group launches redundancy consultation affecting head office roles as it plans to increase use of AI across operations.
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Procook store expansion strategy leads to 'strong' full-year results
Retail & High Street
The kitchenware brand says it has outperformed the market
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Rise in the number of Welsh shoppers on the high street
Retail & Consumer
Retail footfall was up in March shows new figures from MRI Software.
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Lidl to open more than 50 º£½ÇÊÓÆµ stores creating nearly 2,000 jobs
Retail & High Street
The German supermarket says it wants to 'positively impact' British communities
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