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Next plc strikes deal with Gap clothing – but says it's not planning to save Gap's Ƶ stores
Deals
It will see Next operate Gap’s digital operations, concessions and click and collect service
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Argos distribution centre in Bridgwater for sale ahead of planned closure
Retail
Sainsbury's is closing the site as part of plans to streamline its logistics networks
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60 more tech jobs created at Wren as IT investment tops £3m at Humber Bank HQ
Technology
New roles will be over and above the recent recruitment drive for 100 apprentices
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Winners of the 2021 GloucestershireLive Business Awards announced at Cheltenham Racecourse
Gloucestershire Live Business Awards
The awards recognised the achievements of the county's business community in a year like no other
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Great news for calorie counting snackers – family-run bakery launches carrot based choccy bar called Rootles
Food and Drink
Luke Evans Bakery working on national roll-out with shops , cafés, leisure venues and other outlets
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Devon's derelict Crossways shopping centre set to be demolished
property news
Torbay Council aims to knock down the eyesore and replace it with flats, shops and restaurants
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Home Bargains to open £1m store in Worle, creating more than 50 jobs
Employment
The discount retail chain’s new outlet in Queensway District Centre is part of its national expansion plans
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Leicester and Leicestershire hospitality and tourism sector suffers £310m Covid hit
Coronavirus
There are around 4,400 businesses involved in the local hospitality and tourism sector, employing some 48,300 people
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Seafood sector welcomes further border controls delay for post-Brexit import checks
Brexit
Government describes push back as 'pragmatic new timetable' as pandemic impacts on supply chains
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Morrisons' pension trustees reach agreement with takeover bidder
Retail & Consumer
There had previously been concerns over how the £7bn takeover could affect the company's pensioners
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Berghaus sees demand increase as people take to the outdoors
Retail
The Sunderland clothing company reported a small loss in its latest accounts but says it is set for growth
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Burts Snacks sees sales grow to £57.3m despite hospitality lockdown
Company Results
Crisp-maker saw sales rise by £7m for the Plymouth and Leicester company to become Ƶ's fastest growing snack business
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ASOS and JD distributor secures £8.5m to expand internationally
Retail & High Street
The Bristol headquartered firm distributes major brands as well as its own skateboards, scooters and roller skates
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Plans to expand Cargo at Bristol's Wapping Wharf submitted, with new restaurants and gym in pipeline
Retail
Developer Umberslade is also looking to establish a more permanent home for independent firms
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Devon artisan cheesemaker Quicke's enjoys mail order boost
Food and Drink
Firm partners with Devon's Newton Print to push sales of sustainably-packaged hampers for 'at-home dining'
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Bristol vintage fashion business set to open new Welsh shop in refurbished Newport market
Retail & High Street
Ashwell & Co will be join other independent traders when the new-look market opens in February
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2021 LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards winners revealed at King Power Stadium ceremony
Leicestershire Live Women in Business Awards
Event champions female entrepreneurs, business leaders, sole traders and rising stars that shape the local economy
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Morrisons warns of prices rises as driver shortage threatens supplies
Retail
The Yorkshire-based supermarket chain is the subject of a takeover battle between two private equity consortia
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South West shop workers suffer attacks and abuse after Covid 'freedom day'
Retail
New survey by law firm Foot Anstey reveals extent of verbal, physical and sexual harassment levied at retail staff with much of it to do with Covid-related issues
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Deliveroo launches Bristol delivery-only kitchen, creating 51 new jobs
Employment
Nine restaurant partners will occupy a kitchen at the site in Purdown
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JTF Mega Discount administrators confirm which stores will stay permanently closed after Poundstretcher deal
Retail & High Street
Poundstretcher group has bought the chain’s intellectual property rights and is reopening nine of the stores
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Big Interview: Samworth Brothers CEO on how one of Ƶ's biggest sandwich makers bounced back from lockdown
European Union
Business came through with “limited” job losses - even acquiring another sandwich brand during pandemic
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High growth garden centre group sees sales soar despite spring Covid wipe-out
Company Results
British Garden Centres parent company and new southern entity amass sales of more than £125m
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South West cider makers call for tax cuts to help industry grow
Food and Drink
Call for Chancellor to introduce progressive duty to remove "glass ceiling" for cider makers who want to expand production
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