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All M&Co stores will close
All 170 M&Co stores are to close following the brand’s sale to AK Retail. The sale was announced last week and didn’t include the store estate so news that the shops would close wasn’t unexpected.
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Amazon to shed unused UK warehouse space - report
There was a time when warehousing in the UK was in short supply as the e-commerce boom shifted up several gears. No longer, it seems.
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Chino shorts are selling strongly despite cold weather - John Lewis
Thoughts of a long hot summer, or a weather-defying trend? Searches for men’s chino shorts are up fourfold year-on-year, according to John Lewis. Whatever the reason, it’s “shocked buyers” at the UK retailer.
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Seven Dials start-up winner Kati Kaia opens pop-up store
London-centric property giant Shaftesbury has announced wellbeing brand Kati Kaia has opened a five-month pop up store in its successful Seven Dials region of Covent Garden.
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