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UK retail loses 70,000 jobs in final months of 2018

2018 was a difficult year for the struggling UK high street. Now, new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveal that some 70,000 jobs were lost in the UK retail sector in the final months of 2018, with the busy winter months doing little to help a decline in staff demand. The number of employees working in retail was down 2.2...

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The best GDPR fashion emails asking you to 'Stay in Touch'

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect this morning, every single business that works with personal data has had to update their users on how they gather, manage and store their information. While the main aim of the privacy regulation is to usher in a new set of digital rules for EU citizens, retailers, brands and...

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4 tips for Online Fashion Retailers for GDPR

London - A new regulation concerning how companies work with citizens personal data across the European Union is set to come into full force on May 25. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the previous national data protection regulation and has been designed to give consumers more control over how their personal data...

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding expected to give UK retail a boost

“We have real earnings growth coupled with a royal wedding and two bank holidays around the corner. Maybe with the right weather, the combination of these factors could be just the boost retailers have been hoping for,” says the head of retail and wholesale at BDO, Sophie Michael, in a recent report. BDO, an accountancy and business advisory...

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What the election result could mean for UK Retail

London - The country awoke to social and political uncertainty Friday morning after the UK snap general election ended with a hung parliament. As leader of the Conservative party, Theres May, is expected to meet with the Queen at 12.30 pm to ask permission to form a government after failing to win majority due to a surge of support for the...

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What implications Trump’s Presidency may have on UK retail

London - 2016 has proved to be quite the year so far. Following the economic and political uncertainty brought on by the Brexit, comes an even more pivotal moment - Donald J. Trump winning the U.S presidential election. As the United States, and the rest of the world, wait to see what Trump will do next and the UK government considers inviting...