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Asos buys Topshop and three other brands from Arcadia collapse

Asos has confirmed it has sealed the takeover of Topshop and three other brands from the collapse of the Arcadia retail ...

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Boohoo buys Debenhams brand and website for £55m – but stores to close

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Debenhams brand and website for £55 million in a deal that will see the e...

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Halfords enjoys lockdown cycle boom but motoring sales fall

Halfords continued to enjoy impressive rises in sales as the nation turned to cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic in th...

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Debenhams’ future in doubt as JD Sports pulls out of rescue talks

JD Sports has pulled out of rescue talks for troubled department store chain Debenhams, putting 12,000 workers at risk. ...

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EasyJet nosedives into the red with first ever full-year loss

Low-cost carrier easyJet has slumped to the first ever full-year loss in its 25-year history as the coronavirus crisis s...

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3,500 jobs to go as Sainsbury’s axes meat, fish and deli counters

Sainsbury’s has said it will cut around 3,500 jobs as part of plans to permanently close all its meat, fish and deli c...

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Lloyds Banking Group to cut another 1,070 jobs

Lloyds Banking Group has said it plans to cut another 1,070 jobs as part of its major restructuring programme. It is th...

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Revolution Bars to close six sites after curfew eats up a third of sales

Revolution Bars plans to close six of its sites, putting 130 jobs at risk, as it turns to creditors for help after the G...

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Co-op Bank appoints finance chief as sixth boss in a decade

The Co-operative Bank has named chief financial officer Nick Slape as its new boss after chief executive Andrew Bester a...