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Boots, Matalan and JD Sports have given their employees bodycams amid a surge in the number of violent disputes over the wearing of face masks in Britain’s shops. Abuse towards shop workers has doubled since the coronavirus crisis took hold last year, with retail union USDAW saying 42 per cent of violent incidents relate to rows … Read more
Fashion stores Next, Matalan, New Look and Ted Baker ditch alpaca fur after bosses are shown chilling video of animals being sliced open during shearing High Street giants Next, New Look, Matalan and Ted Baker will ditch alpaca fur Bosses were shown gruesome footage of the animals being shorn and sliced Animal rights group PETA … Read more
Matalan owner applies for state-backed loan – at same time as he’s being chased by HMRC over £84m tax bill By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 30 May 2020 The super-rich owner of the Matalan clothing chain has been slammed after applying for a … Read more
Matalan chief sues PwC claiming beancounter gave him bad advice over Monaco tax haven bill By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 20 May 2020 Matalan tycoon John Hargreaves is suing PwC over claims the accounting firm gave him bad advice before he relocated to … Read more
Billionaire owner of retailer Matalan seeks £60m cash as closures bite Matalan, run by the billionaire Hargreaves family, is seeking as much as £60m It said it had been forced to close 232 stores but continues to sell clothing online Matalan has furloughed staff has drafted a number of forecasts to assess the impact of lockdown … Read more