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“We had 45 weddings booked by March, which is unheard of - and then the virus came”
Retail & High Street
2020 was going to be a phenomenal year for wedding hire business Scotneys - people thought the number was special
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Shoe retailer Clarks refuses to speculate on store closures
Retail & High Street
Clarks said it is acting in line with its 'Made to Last' strategy and has not commented on speculation that 50 stores could go
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Acclaimed chef Terry Laybourne to open in York with Fenwick link-up
Food and Drink
A new Café 21 is opening at Fenwick's store in York to add to 21 Hospitality Group's six sites in Newcastle
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Leicester - and cities like it - will bounce back from lockdown, say business leaders
Coronavirus
“I could be proven wrong, but I can’t help but feel this is a ‘honeymoon’ period for working from home”
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“All we want for Christmas is you” say lockdown cabaret bosses as they vow to reopen
Restaurants
Venues have built a reputation for good food and music – and people dancing on the tables
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Ƶ watch sales booming despite lockdown and a big fall in airport sales
Retail & High Street
Watches of Switzerland, Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb helped by near 50 per cent rise in Ƶ online sales
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Garden furniture retailer completes £7m refinance deal to drive expansion after ‘soaring’ online demand
Retail & High Street
The e-commerce company said demand this year has been “tremendous”, with online demand for outdoor furniture “soaring”
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The companies making redundancies in the Ƶ in 2020 so far- including Cineworld, easyJet and Virgin Money
Employment
Thousands of jobs have been lost as businesses in all sectors struggle but retail and aviation are being hit particularly hard
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Mulberry boss warns of 'very uncertain future' for Ƶ cities as luxury fashion brand swings to loss
Retail & High Street
The retailer is suspending final dividends as a result of its performance
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Clements Create get some satisfaction fitting out new Rolling Stones Carnaby Street store
Rolling Stones
Clements Create even had to make sure the sound system was good enough for one of the world's biggest rock bands
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Movers and shakers: All the latest appointments from across the East Midlands
Employment
Law firms, finance companies and sports agencies have signed new faces over the past few weeks
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City launches lockdown gift card to encourage people to shop local
Retail & High Street
Leicester Gift Card can be used at independents and national shops such as John Lewis, Boots and WH Smith
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Appy to aid recovery - city partners with online platform in boost for independent retailers
Retail & High Street
One-stop-shop will be available for free for the next three years
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From market stalls to market leaders: the retail giants that started with humble beginnings
Retail & High Street
Following a £6.8m deal by two brothers from Blackburn to buy Asda, we look at the small-scale origins of firms that have gone on to rule the High Street
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Asda takeover: Who are Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the billionaire brothers of EG Group who have bought the supermarket giant?
Asda
Mohsin and Zuber Issa built up their fortune from a single petrol filling station in Bury, Greater Manchester - the pair have a net worth of £3.56 billion
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Asda to be sold to petrol station billionaires in £6.8bn deal
Retail & High Street
Mohsin and Zuber Issa started their Euro Garages business with one petrol station in Greater Manchester - it now has sales of more than £18bn
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Family business launches Far Eastern recipe box to fight back from Covid-19
Food and Drink
“If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we have to stay agile and adapt”
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New look for popular Derby restaurant
Restaurants
Darleys underwent a lockdown redesign, with a new 50-seater outdoor terrace and revamp of the waterfront dining area
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Peel Group moves headquarters out of Trafford Centre
Retail & High Street
Peel Group said it is relocating its staff to the to the Venus building in nearby TraffordCity
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Burger King may close 25 Ƶ restaurants in restructure
Retail & Consumer
The fast food chain is reviewing 25 outlets but it is understood there are still plans to open 30 drive-thrus to meet changing customer habits
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Topps Tiles CEO says pandemic will continue to make trading tough - though sales are improving
Retail
Slowdown in sales to commercial customers such as architects, designers and contractors has hit revenues
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Cazoo launches new customer centre in Birmingham
West Midlands
Rebranding of old Imperial Cars site in Erdington has created 15 new jobs
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Hammerson recruits new CEO from Canadian real estate group
property news
Rita-Rose Gagné will join the retail landlord later this year from Ivanhoé Cambridge where she managed £6bn worth of property assets
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N Brown Group revenues improve, driven by demand for new homewares brand
Retail & High Street
Demand for home and gift, supported by the Home Essentials brand it launched on April 1, is “well above” the previous year, it said
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