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CHICAGO (AP) — Editor’s note: It was 150 years ago that the Great Chicago Fire...

IT HAS been a good week for those seeking planning permission across the district.

Investegate announcements from WH Smith PLC, Director/PDMR Shareholding

ESSENTIAL roofing work on a Cardigan store may have to be delayed because of the town’s Covid-19 restrictions, town councillors have learnt.

The pizza chain said it wants 5,000 people to fill roles as pizza chefs or delivery drivers because demand is not slowing down despite the economy reopening.

Article content It’s not often that a single retail location can encapsulate the recent history of an industry, but such is the case of 128 Bank St. For decades, Prospero The Book Company has been a fixture for downtown book lovers, a place to shop for high-quality tomes covering biography, political theory and computer science. The store gave every sign it was self-reliant. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or The amazing journey of Prospero Books...

Retail space for sale across Cumbria. Picture: Canva/Rightmove The last twelve months have been incredibly difficult for small business including hospitality, retail and salons. Business have been forced to close for months at a time and strict rules and regulations have been implemented on their reopening. Unfortunately, some small businesses struggled to cope, and their owners have decided to sell up. If you fancy taking on the challenge of a new business, then there are plenty of ret...

Online fashion giant Boohoo today revealed a 41% surge in sales it raked in huge sims on the back of the online shopping boom during lockdown with Britons spending millions on lounge and sportswear while stuck at home. The retailer, founded by billionaire Mahmud Kamani, said revenues jumped to £1.74 billion in the year to February 28 2021 from £1.23 billion in the previous year.  The fast fashion retailer, which recently bought Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis and was rocked b...

Ed Harrowsmith, investment director at Helmsley Group, which has purchased 3-7 Coney Street for an undisclosed sum. A YORK-based property specialist has bought several city centre retail units for an undisclosed sum. Helmsley Group has acquired numbers three to seven in Coney Street which are currently occupied by JD Sports, Lush, Mango, and the vacant unit previously home to Joe’s Kitchen. Business will continue as usual for the existing tenants, and Helmsley are currently looking for...

Dixon's said it made the 'difficult decision' to close 35 travel stores as it became evident that a steady rebound in passenger numbers was unlikely to offset the loss of duty-free shopping.