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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > primark-uk-home-delivery-click-and-collect-b3047744.html

Primark to finally offer home delivery in the UK

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (311+ words) The fashion retailer's owner has purchased a new warehouse in Sheffield to support the plans Primark is set to launch home delivery in the UK in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. The fashion retailer's owner, Associated British…...

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independent.co.uk > news > business > primark-great-britain-sheffield-england-scotland-b3047747.html

Primark to launch home delivery in Great Britain

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (480+ words) The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. Associated British Foods (ABF), which also runs large food, sugar and agriculture operations, said it had bought…...

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independent.co.uk > news > business > helen-dickinson-british-retail-consortium-government-england-wales-b3044492.html

Retail footfall down despite return of shoppers after heatwave

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (270+ words) Retail footfall was down 1.7% year on year in August despite cooler temperatures luring shoppers back after a scorching July, figures show. High street footfall was down 3.1% year on year, an improvement on July’s 3.8% decline when shoppers sheltered from the heat…...

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independent.co.uk > news > business > british-retail-consortium-brc-consumers-consumer-spending-barclays-b3046256.html

Retailers suffer ‘disappointing’ August as household bill increases loom

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (345+ words) Retailers suffered a disappointing August as looming household bill increases saw consumers reining in their spending, figures show. Total UK retail sales increased by just 0.7% year on year, plunging from last August’s 3.1% and below the 12-month average growth of 1.6%, according…...

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independent.co.uk > us > money > j-peterman-seinfeld-shut-down-b3044133.html

Catalog retailer made famous by Seinfeld appears to have gone out of business

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (405+ words) The J. Peterman website, as well as corporate phone numbers, has been disabled J. Peterman, the quirky catalog retailer that became a pop-culture fixture thanks to “Seinfeld,” appears to have quietly closed after nearly four decades in business. The company’s website has…...

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independent.co.uk > bulletin > news > asda-handbags-recall-refund-risk-reproductive-system-b3043721.html

Asda recalls three lines of handbags as shoppers told to stop using them immediately

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (155+ words) The Independent Asda recalls three lines of handbags as shoppers told to stop using them immediately - Asda has recalled three lines of women's handbags after they were found to contain excessive levels of DEHP, a chemical posing a serious risk…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > asda-recall-handbags-chemical-risk-b3043674.html

Asda issues recall of handbags over ‘serious chemical risk’ to reproductive system

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (343+ words) Consumers have been urged to stop using the product immediately Asda has recalled three lines of women’s handbags after they were found to pose a "serious" chemical risk that could cause damage to the reproductive system. The all-black items, which…...

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independent.co.uk > news > business > asda-consumers-b3043595.html

Asda recalls handbags over ‘serious’ chemical risk to reproductive system

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (158+ words) Asda is recalling three lines of ladies’ handbags after they were found to pose a “serious” chemical risk which may cause damage to the reproductive system. The bags, which are all black and have an “unknown” country of origin, contain…...

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independent.co.uk > news > business > poundland-sold-price-cost-a-m-b3043419.html

Poundland could be sold within weeks after being bought for £1 last June

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (324+ words) A&M formally initiated the sale process on Wednesday Poundland’s owner has put the discount retailer up for sale, with hopes of securing a deal within weeks. The prospective transaction follows private equity firm Gordon Brothers buying the company for…...

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independent.co.uk > news > uk > home-news > jewellers-hatten-garden-robbery-bar-heist-b3043212.html

Jewellers criticise ‘ghoulish’ plans for Hatton Garden burglary-themed bar

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (545+ words) Jewellers said the proposals made a mockery of the infamous heist where businesses lost their livelihoods Jewellers have criticised a “bad taste” plan to transform the site of the infamous Hatton Garden burglary into a break-in-themed bar. Plans submitted to…...