Responding to news that the French border with the UK has been closed, Andrew Opie, Director of Food & Sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said: “The closure of France to UK traffic, including accompanied freight poses difficulties for UK capacity to import and export key goods during the busy Christmas period. While goods can
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As London and the South East are forced into Tier 4 lockdown, Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has issued a profit a warning, with many stores now forced to close again. Frasers Group, which includes House of Fraser, Sports Direct, Evans Cycles, Game Digital and Agent Provocateur, has informed shareholders that it will probably not achieve
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With the launch of Keeleco in 2020, Keel Toys has become leaders in the toy industry for the development of recycled and sustainable soft toys manufactured from plastic waste. Having joined the Global Recycling Scheme we will audit trail for the authentication of the use of post-consumer waste plastic; your assurance of our commitment to
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In 2017, OnBuy.com reported that Brits would spend £750million on their pets over the festive period, with 25% of pet owners admitting to spending more on their pets than their friends. This number has increased over the years, according to a survey of 2,972 Brits by OnBuy. First of all, there are more than 9
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The luxury store, Flannels, part of Frasers Group, has announced that it plans to open 15 new store over the next five years, including three flagship stores in Sheffield, Leicester and Liverpool. Each new store will be at least 30,000 sq ft and along with Flannels clothing offering will include beauty halls, gyms and restaurants.
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As we head into the last weekend before Christmas, shoppers are set to spend £2.5million every minute from today, Friday December 18. Total spending today – Frenzied Friday – is forecast to hit £1.55billion will go even higher tomorrow. Despite warnings about Covid, lockdown and more restrictive tiers, some 42million shop visits are predicated, with
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