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Walmart Is Beginning To Look Like Amazon, Winning The War Of Unified Commerce

In recent years, Walmart seems to be doing everything right. The retailer paid big bucks to hire top software development talent. It acquired digital properties to expand its online sales scale and scope and developed its version of Amazon's Prime program.

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Legion at the British Museum review: a spine-tingling look at life at the sharp end of Rome's war machine

This breathtaking and exhaustive exhibition shows what life was like for Roman soldiers on the front line

Evening Standard

B&M is selling the perfect £3 look-a-like for Arket’s iconic flower bowls – and it’s nailing spring’s kitsch trend

B&M's new floral table settings are the perfect kitsch addition to your table

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B&M to open more stores after 'strong golden quarter' but rate of sales growth slows at the high street bellwether

FTSE 100 homewares chain sticks with profit guidance and announces payout for investors

Evening Standard

‘Remarksable’: M&S set to be bright spark of festive retail season amid discount war

JD is licking its wounds as Asos, Boohoo and others take the axe to prices, but Sainsbury’s and Tesco may buck the trend

The Guardian - UK

Blair considered loan of Parthenon marbles to help London Olympics bid

Then PM was advised to ‘encourage’ British Museum to agree long-term loan in return for Greek support

The Guardian - UK

I love the British Museum, but what I’ve learned about the depth of its crisis fills me with dread

First mass thefts, then fossil fuel sponsorship and claims of Soviet-style management. This is how an incredible institution lost its way, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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Serious delays on Catford South Circular after B&M lorry crashes into railway bridge

B&M truck collides with Catford station bridge

Evening Standard

11 Christmas decorating ideas for small spaces – because even the tiniest of rooms can be turned into a little festive wonderland

You don’t need tons of space to go all out on your Christmas decorating ideas

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Wilko: What went wrong and will we ever see it on high streets again?

The PA news agency looks at what led to Wilko’s collapse and what the future could still hold for the company.

The Independent UK

Theft, cover up and a corrosive culture: the inside story of the crisis at the British Museum

There are calls for wholesale change as the ‘museum of the world’ seeks to rebuild a reputation in tatters

Evening Standard

The Range buys Wilko brand in multimillion-pound deal

The homeware retail brand has also bought the intellectual property rights of Wilko, but none of its stores

The Guardian - UK

The Range set to buy Wilko brand in £5m deal

Administrators at PwC have sought to sell off Wilko’s assets in recent weeks, including its brand and shops, after failing to secure a rescue deal.

Evening Standard

Poundland moves to buy 71 Wilko sites with possible jobs guarantee for staff

PwC says owner plans to reopen stores under Poundland brand throwing lifeline to as many as 1,800 staff

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Wilko: what insolvency really means for the budget retailer and why its competitors are surviving (for now)

All 400 of Wilko’s shops are now expected to close over the next month, leaving 12,500 people without jobs across the UK. The budget retailer’s administrator PwC announced the news after it struggled to secure a rescue deal for Wilko to continue operating.

The Independent UK

What happened to Wilko and when will the last shops shut?

The closure of the firm’s remaining 400 stores and the loss of 9,100 staff was confirmed by administrators PwC on Monday

Evening Standard

‘Death knell’ for Wilko with all remaining stores to close and entire staff ‘likely’ to lose their jobs

The GMB Union said it was “likely” all 12,500 staff would lose their jobs

The Guardian - UK

Wilko administrators reveal locations of 52 stores to close next week

PwC warns of more job losses if last-ditch talks to save stricken retailer fall through

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The National (Scotland)

Employees at TWO Scottish stores will see job losses as early as next week

ADMINISTRATORS for Wilko have revealed the locations of 52 stores which will close as early as next week resulting in more than 1000 job losses.

The Guardian - UK

Wilko: B&M strikes deal to buy 51 stores for up to £13m

Poundland, Home Bargains and The Range also in talks to snap up some of stricken retailer’s outlets

Evening Standard

B&M rescues 51 Wilko shops in £13 million deal

The shops are likely to be rebranded as new B&M stores, as the FTSE 100 retailer did not purchase the Wilko brand name

Evening Standard

OPINION - The British Museum thefts have exposed a deeper problem than just security

Its next director is going to have to implement radical culture change if the institution is to remain fit for purpose in the 21st century

The Guardian - UK

Wilko to close ‘majority of stores’ with loss of thousands of jobs

UK retailer, which has about 400 shops, likely to shut some branches ‘in near future’ after no buyer found

The Guardian - UK

Wilko bidders given two days to submit offers with 12,000 jobs at stake

Administrator PwC understood to have brought deadline forward as retailer risks running out of money

The Conversation

Wilko is the latest shop to be edged out by competition but it doesn't have to mean the end for the budget retailer

By selling pick ‘n’ mix, stationery, garden tools and bird boxes, Wilko has spent the last 90 years transforming from a one-store business into one of the UK’s major budget retail players. It now has around 400 stores, but it has also become the latest high street shop to face…

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