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Air fryer sales continue to soar as households look to save energy – Lakeland
North West
Lakeland's latest financial results are expected to be filed with Companies House by the end of September.
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Restaurant chain Loungers expects to create 1,000 jobs this year
Employment
The Bristol-founded company has opened its 200th ‘Lounge’ café bar
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Best offer sought for 150-year-old Eyres furniture store in Chesterfield
Retail & High Street
Historic store closed last year after failing to secure funding which would have maintained its survival
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Supreme defends business as shares continue to fall over possible disposable vapes ban
North West
Supreme is a major distributor of disposable vapes to major retailers
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Government-funded loan scheme that backed Castore hits £1bn lending
North West
The British Business Bank said the programme targets underrepresented groups who are excluded from mainstream finance to help them start businesses.
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Poundland owner to buy up to 71 Wilko stores – and offer jobs to workers facing redundancy
Insolvency and Administration
PwC said around 3,200 Wilko staff currently work across Wilko sites that are being acquired by Poundland owner and B&M
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Ten more West Midlands Wilko stores to close in coming days
West Midlands
The group adds to four other shops which are shutting this week as administrators wind down high street retailer
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End for Wilko as administrators confirm closure of all stores and loss of thousands of jobs
Retail & High Street
Wilko brand – and more than 400 stores – will now most probably disappear from the º£½ÇÊÓƵ high street
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Sustainable Wiltshire homeware brand launches in John Lewis
Retail & High Street
Melksham-based ReBorn offers sustainable homeware from its factory run by Plastic Engineering Solutions
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Collapse of Wilko rescue bid ‘heartbreaking' for workers, says Metro Mayor
Wilko
The West of England’s mayor Dan Norris reiterated support for hundreds of the retailer's staff in the region
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Hays Travel acquires franchise partner Just Go Travel in undisclosed deal
Deals
The North East company has swooped for 45 of its 46 shops across the North West and North Wales
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Union now fears all 12,500 jobs to go at Wilko and all 400 shops to shut
Insolvency and Administration
GMB union said they had been told today that branches would start going in October
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Bid by HMV owner to save up to 200 Wilko stores collapses
Insolvency and Administration
So far more than 1,300 Wilko redundancies have been announced
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East Midlands Airport summer holidaymakers up 20%
Retail
Despite heatwaves and deadly wildfires affecting some places, travellers were keen to get away
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Profits continue to fall at EG Group as billionaire Issa brothers focus on slashing debt
North West
The group added that it remains on track to complete the sale of the majority of its º£½ÇÊÓƵ and Ireland business to Asda for £2.27bn in the fourth quarter of 2023
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Q&A: Tom Waldron-Lynch, general manager of Nottingham Venues
Hotels
The business works with anyone from the Labour Party to the the recent World Frisbee Championships
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Poundland confirms biggest store yet in Wales
Retail & Consumer
Its new 20,000 store will open in Cardiff
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Sofa seller DFS secures £250m credit facilities amid wider market difficulties
Retail & High Street
Bosses expect full year 2023 profits to meet expectations of around £30m
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Four West Midlands Wilko stores to close next week
West Midlands
Quartet of sites will shut down, resulting in more than 70 job losses
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Five Wilko stores to close in the South West
Insolvency and Administration
The business has around 400 stores and employed 12,500 people when it went under
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Full list of 52 Wilko shops that are closing
Insolvency and Administration
The business has around 400 stores and employed 12,500 people when it went under
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Pilot told passengers ‘I’ve no idea what’s going on’ before Leicester City helicopter crashed and burst into flames
Business of Sport
Club owner and four others died when helicopter crashed next to the King Power Stadium
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WH Smith sees sales soar as worldwide travel rebounds
Company Results
Bosses at the Swindon-headquartered retailer said its sales performance in the year reflects "much stronger" passenger numbers
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Boohoo extends AI deal with Rokt in bid to reverse customer decline and boost sales
North West
The group first partnered with technology company Rokt in September last year.
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