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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

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

The Guardian - UK

Full list of Wilko stores as GMB union says all will close early next month

GMB Union has said all 408 UK Wilko stores will close by next month resulting in more than 12,500 job losses after a rescue bid from HMV's Doug…

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Thousands of jobs at risk after HMV owner’s Wilko rescue bid collapses

Administrators for the high street chain had been in discussions with Doug Putman over a deal to buy around 200 Wilko shops

The Independent UK

Wilko rescue hopes fade as talks with HMV owner collapse

Administrators for the high street chain had been in discussions with Doug Putman over a deal to buy around 200 Wilko shops.

The Independent UK

‘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

Evening Standard

All 400 Wilko shops to close with loss of more than 12,000 jobs

Talks with HMV owner Doug Putman to save about half of retailer’s stores fail

The Guardian - UK

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Jeremy Hunt says he mustn’t pump extra money into people’s pockets; BoE’s Mann says better to over-tighten interest rates – as it happened

Chancellor says focus is to fight inflation, while Bank of England policymaker argues for higher interest rates

The Guardian - UK

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

Renewed Oxford Street has a secure future despite IKEA store delay

Brands such as Footasylum, Rituals, Kurt Geiger and HMV will all bring new life when the hoardings come down

Evening Standard

Wilko job cuts to begin next week after £90m bid falls through

About a third of 1,400 staff at stricken retailer’s head office and warehouses expected to be made redundant

The Guardian - UK

Wilko closures and job losses on hold as administrator considers rescue bids

Restructuring specialist M2 makes potential offer alongside HMV owner Doug Putman

The Guardian - UK

Wilko administrators urged to accept rescue deal after second bid

Last-minute white knight bid worth £90m from M2 Capital follows earlier offer from owner of HMV

The Guardian - UK

HMV owner makes last-ditch bid to rescue Wilko

Proposal by Doug Putman could save 350 stores and 10,000 jobs as union calls for employees to be prioritised

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Evening Standard

Retailer demand for Oxford Street shops picks up pace again after turbulent period

Oxford Street was given a big boost earlier as figures showed retailers are queuing up to open new stores there, with more than 100,000 sq ft of deals in advanced negotiations.

Evening Standard

New plans for Oxford Street revamp revealed

The world-famous shopping district will get a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ overhaul after concerns it was being blighted by US-style sweet and souvenir shops

Dublin Live

HMV set to open doors of new Dublin store this Friday

The store is the first new Irish one to open in almost a decade

Liverpool Echo

Rita Ora 'can't wait' to come and meet fans in Liverpool next month

It will be Rita Ora's second visit to the city in the space of a few months

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Liverpool Echo

Louise Redknapp issues one word verdict on Liverpool as excited fans flock to HMV signing

The popstar spoke to the ECHO after she signed copies of her Greatest Hits album for elated fans

Louder

Black Stone Cherry announce run of intimate UK dates and in-store appearances

Black Stone Cherry's "Up close, personal, old school" tour will celebrate the arrival of the band's eighth album Screamin’ At The Sky

Dublin Live

HMV to open first new Dublin shop in almost a decade this summer

The new store will be located on Henry Street.

The Hindu

Tuning into the radiogram

For most people of those good old days, radio was the only source of home music in India. The rich had gramophones.

The Guardian - AU

Cannibal KFC chickens, Cleo’s nude dudes and Whitlam’s fax: the 10 weirdest Australian commercials

David M Green collects video tapes for fun – which means he has seen his fair share of downright bizarre TV ads. You won’t find any Gobbledoks here

Daily Record

People just learning real meaning behind HMV's name as music giant to reopen

With news of HMV stores reopening, the question of the name's origin has popped up once again.

The Hindu

After Coachella’s success, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh discusses playing a rural Punjabi musician in ‘Jodi’

From the Punjabi music and film industry to Bollywood, and now big music festivals, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s hustle has put him on the global map. We catch up with him in Chandigarh, his first stop in India after Coachella

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