Chain store closures in the UK continued at an alarming rate in the first half of 2021, with fashion the biggest casualty. A total of 1,063 fashion stores closed in the first six months, alongside 120 department stores.
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![]( "UK fashion store closures continue, central London the biggest casualty again — new data")
UK fashion store closures continue, central London the biggest casualty again — new data -
![]( "Amazon CEO unveils 55,000 tech jobs in first hiring push under his watch")
Amazon CEO unveils 55,000 tech jobs in first hiring push under his watchAmazon.com Inc is planning to hire 55,000 people for corporate and technology roles globally in the coming months, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said.
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![]( "Retail decline: one in seven UK stores are vacant says new report")
Retail decline: one in seven UK stores are vacant says new reportJust how tough UK retail’s pandemic mauling has been — especially for fashion — came into stark focus on July 30. More than one in seven stores are now vacant on UK high streets, retail parks and in shopping centres.
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![]( "Consumers eager to spend, confidence highest since late 2019, reports say")
Consumers eager to spend, confidence highest since late 2019, reports sayTwo pieces of good news for Monday. Consumers are now the most eager they’ve been to spend in 13 years, and consumer confidence is at its strongest since the end of 2019. That’s according to PwC and Deloitte surveys.
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![]( "UK government launches regeneration plan to “breathe life into town centres”")
UK government launches regeneration plan to “breathe life into town centres”The UK government has launched a new long-term strategy to “evolve and regenerate” England’s battered high streets. It wants to turn them into “thriving places to work, visit and live… breathing life into town centres”.
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![]( "Edit LDN says sales are soaring, targets £30m value next year")
Edit LDN says sales are soaring, targets £30m value next yearPremium trainers business The Edit LDN is targeting a £30 million valuation during 2022 after saying its sales have been rising by 60% month-on-month lately. And it’s raising new finance to expand further.
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![]( "French Federation launches two digital tools to measure ecological impact")
French Federation launches two digital tools to measure ecological impactThe Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the organization that controls the calendar of Paris runway seasons, has unveiled two new digital devices allowing fashion houses to measure their ecological impact.
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![]( "UK Easter footfall better than predicted as weekly retail visits rise again")
UK Easter footfall better than predicted as weekly retail visits rise againPredictions of poor Easter Weekend retail footfall ahead of the reopening of non-essential retail on 12 April were wide of the mark as activity across all destinations for the latest week increased again, figures show.
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![]( "Retail's diversity and inclusion charter: over 50 major names sign up")
Retail's diversity and inclusion charter: over 50 major names sign upA new charter for the UK retail sector has seen many of the biggest and most prominent names signing up to make their workplaces more diverse and inclusive.
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![]( "Cheaper clothes pull down February UK inflation - ONS")
Cheaper clothes pull down February UK inflation - ONSA sharp but temporary decline in clothing prices led to an unexpected fall in the UK's inflation rate in February. The Consumer Price Index fell to 0.4% last month, down from 0.7% in January.