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Primark Recruits Buying Director from Rival Matalan

23 August 2010

Primark, the discount fashion clothing retailer has recently recruited the Matalan Buying Director John Lyttle and has revealed plans for rapid and aggressive expansion into Europe. Primark has grown significantly in the UK over recent years and the aim is to replicate this success in countries right across Europe. Primark is famed for offering up [...]

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Debenhams Recruits 200 Staff for new Store in Bath

19 August 2010

Fashion designer Jeff Banks will be officially opening the new Debenhams store in Bath on Thursday 2nd September 2010.  The store is the centre piece in Bath’s SouthGate development and has created an additional 200 jobs in the city. Debenhams has hinted that recruitment will continue past the store opening date as they get to [...]

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Waitrose Continues with Expansion Plans

24 July 2010

Upmarket food retailer Waitrose is continuing with planned expansion plans and is seeking to open a store in Devizes, Wiltshire. This is according to local estate agents, who have received correspondence from the chair, part of the John Lewis Partnership, asking for suggestions on possible sites suitable for a supermarket. Waitrose’s growth plans are impressive, [...]

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John Lewis provides Job Boost to people of Croydon

13 July 2010

After years of planning, John Lewis is almost ready to open the doors on its latest “at home” store in Croydon. Not only is this a welcome addition to the town in terms of a better shopping experience but it has also boosted employment in the area, with around 200 new jobs being created. The [...]

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Wilkinson to create One Thousand New Jobs

25 June 2010

Discount retailer Wilkinson had a bumper year in 2009 and saw its profits double. Impressive turnover figures have lead to expansion plans and the retailer aims to create around 1000 jobs within the next twelve months. Growth figures were impressive, with a 120% rise in profits which are now standing at just short of £65 [...]

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Tesco continues to Create New Jobs as Profits Surge

22 April 2010

UK supermarket giant has again revealed staggering trading results, with a 9.3% rise in net profit up to fiscal year end Feb 2010. Encouragingly, a large proportion of this profit will be re-invested back into the UK as the retailer reveals plans to create 9,000 British jobs this year. Expansion will be in the firms [...]

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Morrisons Unveils 30% Rise in Full Year Pre-Tax Profits

11 March 2010

The UK Grocery chain Morrisons has today unveiled impressive pre-tax profits of £858 million to the end of year to January 2010. Profits are now at a record high and the first is seeking to capitalise on this by growing their presence with the addition of between 40 and 60 new stores. This is great [...]

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UK Retail Sales Big Slowdown

17 September 2009

Despite rumours of an economic recovery many of the UK’s job hunters are still struggling to find work and unemployment is continuing to rise. Optimistic forecasts have been quashed by reports that the growth in the UK retail market stalled in July and August of this year. September figures are yet too be released. Some [...]

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