
Ellis Hawthorne
Journalist and Features Editor at Retail Week
Journalist • Features editor @RetailWeek • she/her
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‘Good chance’ of UK-US trade agreement, says Vance By Ellis Hawthorne2025-04-15T05:51:00 The US Vice-President has expressed optimism about potential UK trade agreement. “We’re certainly working very hard with Keir Starmer’s government,”
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‘Good chance’ of UK-US trade agreement, says US VP By Ellis Hawthorne2025-04-15T05:51:00 The US vice-president JD Vance has expressed optimism about potential UK trade agreement. “We’re certainly working very hard with Keir Starmer’s government.”
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Retail sales showing green shoots, says BRC By Ellis Hawthorne2025-04-15T06:13:00 Retail sales are showing signs of underlying strengthening of demand, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). UK total retail sales inched up year-on-year in March – a show of green shoots despite downbeat consumer confidence, says the BRC.
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Halfords chief executive Graham Stapleton to “hand over the reins” By Ellis Hawthorne2025-04-15T06:28:00 Halfords has announced its group chief executive Graham Stapleton is stepping down with immediate effect. “Graham has transformed the Halfords business to make it fit for the future, leading it through a challenging period including the Covid pandemic and a global macroeconomic slowdown.”
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retail-week.com | Ellis Hawthorne
Source: Number 10 UK business confidence has dropped to its lowest point in over two years as concerns mount over tax increases and Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war, a new survey reveals. “These figures suggest that this year has so far been a pretty harrowing one for the UK economy as accelerating anxiety over future sales performance, April’s eye-watering tax hike and US tariffs helped push business sentiment into ominous territory,”
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