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Simply Be, JD Williams and Jacamo owner N Brown expecting fewer customers in 2023 after Christmas sales fall
North West
It was recently announced that JD Williams is to pay nearly £50m to settle a claim from Allianz Insurance.
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PlayStation 5 and Ninja air fryers help Christmas sales rise at Very but Littlewoods stumbles
North West
At Very, sales of toys, gifts and beauty products rose by 17.7% and home items rose by 10.2%
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Full list of Ƶ shops that went bust in 2022
Retail & High Street
Retailers are likely to face further trading difficulties in 2023 amid rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis
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Ƶ boutique Afro Street opens in Bristol shopping quarter
Retail & High Street
The store is holding a launch party on January 14 with cocktails and a resident DJ
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Almost 100 customer service jobs could go at Wilko
Retail & High Street
Store chain says 'this is not something we have undertaken lightly'
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Boohoo to 'cut 100 jobs' at former Arcadia brands Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis
North West
Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis were acquired by Boohoo for £25m in 2020
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Revenue up at Dragons' Den star's bar group despite train strikes
Company Results
Sarah Willingham said she ‘could not be prouder’ of Nightcap’s trading performance, despite rail unions staging strike action in the run-up to Christmas
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Topps Tiles says sales up as it deals with boardroom battle
Retail
Half of the growth was down to the acquisition of Midlands-based online retailer Pro Tiler Tools back in October
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Barratt reports £1.2bn drop in forward orders as mortgage rates rise and confidence drops
Housing
Total value of forward orders is £2.5bn - it was almost £3.8bn a year earlier
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JD Sports eyes international growth as profits near £1bn
North West
JD Sports said it expects its profits to pass £1bn by the end of its next financial year
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Demand for low energy appliances drives festive growth at Marks Electricals
Retail & High Street
Sales of A-rated items such as heat pump tumble dryers helped the online retailer grow sales by a third in Christmas run-up
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Sunderland's ScS acquires modular sofa firm Snug in pre-pack deal to save 53 jobs
Retail & Consumer
The home furnishings retailer acquired the sofa-in-a-box business in a £875,000 deal which secures all jobs
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Shoe Zone sales boosted by families looking for a bargain
Fashion
CEO thanked the staff for “incredible hard work” through first full year of trading post-Covid
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Topps Tiles boardroom battle hots up with key shareholder saying it has stagnated under current leadership
Retail
MS Galleon – which owns almost 30 per cent of shares – believes chairman Darren Shapland should be removed 'immediately'
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Leading women's outdoor wear brand closes £3m investment
Deals
ACAI Outdoorwear in north Wales has sold a minority stake to consumer-focused investment firm Growth Partner
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Business shorts: Beaverbrooks, The Fragrance Shop, Sosandar and more
North West
BusinessLive has round up the latest news from some of the largest companies in the region
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Waitrose takes all Warburtons products off the shelves as row erupts
North West
Warburtons is headquartered in Bolton and is led by the fifth generation of the family
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Construction products supplier SIG hails big increase in profit to £80m
Company Results
The Sheffield supplier of supplier of insulation, roofing and commercial interiors said its turnaround strategy had worked
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Legoland owner Merlin starts operation of Cadbury World
Leisure & Touism
The company is now responsible for the day-to-day running of the attraction, its employees and all operational decisions
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AO 'cautiously optimistic' as it raises expectations after focusing on profit
North West
The company said it now expects its adjusted EBITDA to be in a range of £30m to £40m for the full year
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Wild Beer Co agrees administration deal with Kent's Curious Brewery, saving jobs
Insolvency and Administration
The West Country brewery was founded in 2012 by Andrew Cooper and Brett Ellis but had faced difficulties in recent years
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Pringles popularity boosts Ƶ sales at Kellogg's despite cereals fall
North West
Kellogg's brands include Co-op Pops, Frosties, Crunchy Nut and Rice Krispies
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musicMagpie's Walmart deal pleases analysts and investors as shares jump
North West
Shares in musicMagpie have risen to their highest levels since August 2022
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Gloucestershire shopping centre nears full occupancy after ‘raft’ of openings
Retail & High Street
Developer Dransfield Properties has overseen a multi-million pound regeneration of the Five Valleys shopping centre
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