Some of Britain's biggest retailers including Tesco and bookstore Waterstones have urged the government to permanently cut business rates if it wants physical stores to survive in the age of mass online shopping.
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![]( "British retailers in plea for permanent business rates cut")
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![]( "French childrenswear label Petit Bateau names new CEO")
French childrenswear label Petit Bateau names new CEOPetit Bateau, owned by French group Rocher, has announced that its new CEO, Guillaume Darrousez, a manager whose career developed within the group, will take charge on July 6.
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![]( "Ted Baker names Osborne permanent CEO")
Ted Baker names Osborne permanent CEOTed Baker has finally found its new CEO with Rachel Osborne taking on the role permanently after several months as caretaker chief executive.
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![]( "Laura Ashley CEO to step down, Poulter to take over")
Laura Ashley CEO to step down, Poulter to take overLaura Ashley shares fell as much as 8.7% on Friday after the company said Katharine Poulter is becoming its new CEO, replacing Kwan Cheong Ng, who is retiring. The change is effective on 1 May, according to a statement.
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![]( "Britain's retailers boosted by hopes of post-election fillip for festive period")
Britain's retailers boosted by hopes of post-election fillip for festive periodBritain's retail sector was boosted by Boris Johnson's general election victory on Friday, as investors factored in expectations of a step-up in consumer sentiment and spending in the key holiday season period.
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![]( "Capital & Regional in lease talks with Debenhams, sees value of malls declining")
Capital & Regional in lease talks with Debenhams, sees value of malls decliningMalls owner Capital & Regional (C&R) is in talks with Debenhams about the “right-sizing of stores” as the department stores operator continues with its plan to close up to 50 (or 90, some reports say) of its locations.
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![]( "Debenhams not actively pursuing major store restructuring")
Debenhams not actively pursuing major store restructuringBritish department store retailer Debenhams said on Tuesday that while major store closures were an option, the company was not actively pursuing this route.
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![]( "Debenhams names Osborne as CFO at key time for chain")
Debenhams names Osborne as CFO at key time for chainDebenhams has named a new Chief Financial Officer, which may not be the most exciting news, but coming at a time when the firm’s finances are heavily under scrutiny due to its slow turnaround, it’s very important.
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![]( "Indian billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi flees to UK, claiming political asylum")
Indian billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi flees to UK, claiming political asylumThe billionaire jeweller at the heart of a more than $2 billion fraud case in India, has fled to the UK where he is claiming political asylum, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing Indian and British officials.
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![]( "Richemont’s newly-appointed CTO Jean-Jacques Van Oosten leaves")
Richemont’s newly-appointed CTO Jean-Jacques Van Oosten leavesOnly four months after appointing Jean-Jacques Van Oosten to the newly created post of CTO, the Swiss luxury group announced his surprise departure.