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Home deliveries put convenience stores at risk because so many are too lazy to walk down the street

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With its jumbled, tightly packed shelves and seemingly inexhaustible range of products, Kwik Stop Express is the sort of shop that had become an essential part of daily life in British towns and cities. Owner Shahzid Razaq spent 20 years building up the business, rising at five in the morning seven days a week and … Read more

Home deliveries put convenience stores at risk because so many are too lazy to walk down the street

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With its jumbled, tightly packed shelves and seemingly inexhaustible range of products, Kwik Stop Express is the sort of shop that had become an essential part of daily life in British towns and cities. Owner Shahzid Razaq spent 20 years building up the business, rising at five in the morning seven days a week and … Read more

John Lewis ‘is set to shut eight of its 42 remaining department stores’

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John Lewis ‘is set to shut eight of its 42 remaining department stores’ putting hundreds more jobs at risk John Lewis could shut a fifth of its 42 remaining stores as sales move online Chairwoman Dame Sharon White has reportedly marked eight shops for closure   This follows the closure of eight stores in July, which … Read more

John Lewis ‘is set to shut eight of its 42 remaining department stores’

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John Lewis ‘is set to shut eight of its 42 remaining department stores’ putting hundreds more jobs at risk John Lewis could shut a fifth of its 42 remaining stores as sales move online Chairwoman Dame Sharon White has reportedly marked eight shops for closure   This follows the closure of eight stores in July, which … Read more

Texas stores run out of food, 7 million are under boil water orders and 500,000 STILL without power

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Desperate Texans have been thrown into survival mode as the state is now running out of food and water with seven million people under boil water orders – despite many still having no power – and hungry residents forced to line up for four hours to get their hands on a hot meal. Thursday marked … Read more

Texas stores run out of food, 7 million are under boil water orders and 500,000 STILL without power

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Desperate Texans have been thrown into survival mode as the state is now running out of food and water with seven million people under boil water orders – despite many still having no power – and hungry residents forced to line up for four hours to get their hands on a hot meal. Thursday marked … Read more

Nicholas Coleridge says Princess Diana would try on clothes at Vogue instead of going into stores

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As the long-standing managing director of British media company Condé Nast – among many other titles – Nicholas Coleridge has a wealth of celebrity stories up his sleeves. The former President of Conde Nast International spent 30 years at the top of the business, assembling more than 100 titles, as well as countless A-lister encounters which he shared … Read more

Bosses of leading stores urge Rishi Sunak to cut business rates permanently to save the High Street

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Business rates must be cut permanently to prevent lasting fallout for high streets and jobs, retail bosses warn the Chancellor today. The heads of some of the UK’s top stores, including Tesco, Asda and Waterstones, are urging Rishi Sunak to use next month’s Budget to save shops devastated by the pandemic. They want business rates … Read more

Topshop stores may be run by JD Sports in Asos deal

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JD Sports holds talks about running Topshop stores in partnership with Asos as sale of fashion brand inches closer By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 30 January 2021 JD Sports has held talks about running Topshop stores in partnership with Asos as a sale … Read more