Shop Out to Help Out
March 29, 2021
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As our nation of shopkeepers gets ready to unlock after long months of closure over Christmas and key spring season occasions, campaign group, Save the
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Extended opening for retailers when lockdown ends
March 27, 2021
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Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced that shops will be able to stay open from Monday to Saturday until 10 pm when lockdown restrictions end
Ingka Centres acquires Aura Retail Podium and puts IKEA at its heart
March 25, 2021
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Ingka Centres and IKEA Canada (both part of Ingka Group) have announced plans to make IKEA more accessible to Torontonians with the retailer’s first downtown
Home & Gift will return to Harrogate in July
March 24, 2021
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Home & Gift organiser, Clarion Events, has announced that the exhibition will return to a live show format at its usual location in Harrogate from
B&Q owner, Kingfisher, sees profits soar by 634 per cent
March 22, 2021
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Kingfisher, which is owner of DIY chain, B&Q and multi-channel trade tools retailer, Screwfix, has posted a 634 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for
Registration opens for Consumer Goods Digital Day
March 17, 2021
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First-class lectures, workshops and panel discussions – the Consumer Goods Digital Day awaits with an exciting digital live conference programme on 20 April 2021: Keynote
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