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Scottish exam results: pass rate falls for Highers
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Scottish exam results: pass rate falls for Highers

Pass rates have dropped for Scottish Highers but has risen for the National 5 qualifications. More than 133,000 students are finding out their exam results in Scotland and 60,000 have chosen to find out by text and/or email.  A total of 185,914 pupils sat Higher exams this year and 138,972 (72.8% have achieved a A…

UK retailers experience worst July on record
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UK retailers experience worst July on record

UK retailers have recorded the worst month for sales in July since records began. Total sales increased by 0.3% in July compared to 1.6% in July last year. July saw record temperatures which would normally expect bigger sales of items that are summer clothes but the demand was not as big as normal.  Helen Dickinson, chief…

Boohoo makes offer to buy Coast and Karen Millen
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Boohoo makes offer to buy Coast and Karen Millen

Online fashion brand Boohoo have made an offer to buy the digital businesses and brands of Coast and Karen Millen. This raises fear for jobs in the brands high street stores. Together Coast and Karen Millen employ around 1,100 people with 32 stores and 177 concessions across the UK.  The Karen Millen company lost £5.7m…

Sports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration
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Sports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct business has bought Jack Wills for £12.75 million after the fashion chain went into administration on Monday. The high street retailer has taken over all of Jack Wills’ stock, the distribution centre and 100 stores plus employees across the UK and Republic of Ireland.  Sports Direct admitted that it regretted trying…

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