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  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
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    Fixing business rates is key to helping the industry survive

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  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
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    Boohoo snaps up Debenhams brand for £55m as Asos targets Topshop

    Groups set to swallow chains that struggled to compete with them online, putting more than 20,000 jobs at risk

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
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    Boohoo set to acquire Debenhams brand

    Cut-price deal could result in closure of retail chain’s remaining department stores

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
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    Mastercard to increase fees for UK purchases from EU

    Departure from single market spells end for Brussels-mandated cap on transaction levies

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    Split over blanket or targeted curbs on people coming from abroad to halt spread of Covid variants

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
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    Online sprees help Britain’s shops defy the doomsayers

    Some stores avoid profit warnings in January updates as cash-rich consumers spend on luxuries

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