News: Maplin's Christmas cheer
Rotherham-based electronics retailer, Maplin is celebrating one of its strongest Christmas trading periods, with like-for-like sales up 4.4% in the six weeks to December 24.Manvers-based Maplin sells a...
View ArticleNews: Clintons closes remaining Rotherham store
Sorry you're leaving. Card retailer Clintons has closed its Rotherham town centre store - the last of its outlets in the borough.Clintons has over 400 store locations across the UK. and the College...
View ArticleNews: Work to do to attract young people to Rotherham town centre
Council bosses are highlighting an improvement in the percentage of young people feeling safe in Rotherham town centre following the publication of the latest schools survey, but fewer pupils say they...
View ArticleNews: Closures could leave Wath without a bank
Two leading banks are turning their backs on the Rotherham town of Wath as part of their closure programmes.Last week, CYBG PLC, the parent company of Yorkshire Bank, announced that the...
View ArticleNews: Maplin taps into finance for growth
Rotherham-based electronics retailer, Maplin has bagged a new asset-based credit facility to invest in the business.Wells Fargo Capital Finance UK Limited, part of Wells Fargo & Company announced...
View ArticleNews: Plans progress for £50m Rotherham retail development
Plans for the £50m 12-acre retail, office and leisure development at Waverley in Rotherham are being finalised.Rothbiz revealed in October that developers, Harworth had appointed Dransfield Properties,...
View ArticleNews: Tesco to restrict parking at Rotherham store
Shoppers at the Tesco Extra in Rotherham town centre may need to change how they use the car park at the 110,000 sq ft superstore as the retailer intends to introduce restrictions later this month.The...
View ArticleNews: Westgate Chambers redevelopment plans come forward
Draft redevelopment plans for a prominent building in Rotherham town centre have been unveiled.Westgate Chambers on Main Street is set to be brought back into wholesale use with retail, leisure and...
View ArticleNews: Neelagiree opens in Rotherham town centre
A new Indian restaurant, Neelagiree, has provided another boost to the night time economy in Rotherham town centre.An £800,000 investment has transformed a former bar and nightclub on the corner of...
View ArticleNews: Fishing Republic flying following flotation
Rotherham-based retailer, Fishing Republic is expecting its revenue figures to show an increase of approximately 40% year-on-year.One of the largest fishing tackle retailers in the UK, the Eastwood...
View ArticleNews: Tesco's parking manoeuvres
Tesco has submitted a planning application that will provide the permission needed to make changes to the parking restrictions at its Rotherham town centre store - if approved by the local...
View ArticleNews: Fishing Republic investor joins board
Rotherham-based retailer, Fishing Republic has announced the appointment of Iain McDonald as a non-executive director with effect from March 1 2017.One of the largest fishing tackle retailers in the...
View ArticleNews: Major projects key to regeneration of Rotherham town centre
The regeneration of Rotherham town centre must be driven by large scale developments and major changes like the proposed £43m leisure hub on Forge Island, according to a council investment boss.A...
View ArticleNews: Primark to open new Rotherham store
High street fashion chain Primark is to open a new store at Parkgate Shopping in Rotherham, relocating from the High Street in the town centre.Sitting alongside M&S and Curry's/PC World, the new...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham Council objects to £300m Meadowhall leisure hall
Rotherham Council is objecting to a planning application for a £300m Leisure Hall at Meadowhall, stating that it is likely to have a significant adverse impact on Rotherham town centre and the planned...
View ArticleNews: Jaded Heart opens in Rotherham town centre
A young entrepreneur has brought her range of relaxing products into Rotherham town centre as the independent retailer opens her heart.Jordan Mangnall launched her bath, body and clothing business...
View ArticleNews: Teenage Market taking place in Rotherham
National initiative, The Teenage Market, is setting out its stall in Rotherham next month, offering enterprising traders and performers free pitches on a prime shopping street in Rotherham town...
View ArticleNews: Pricecheck breaks £50m turnover barrier
Award-winning firm, Pricecheck Toiletries has passed the £50m turnover barrier as it continues to grow from its premises at Beighton Link Business Park in Rotherham.Pricecheck is a leading supplier of...
View ArticleNews: Paddy Power's planning appeal pays off
Attempts by Rotherham Council to curb the number of bookmakers in the town centre have fallen flat at the final hurdle after a planning inspector overturned a decision by planners to refuse plans by...
View ArticleNews: Council stands up to Tesco in parking row
RiDO, the regeneration arm of Rotherham Council, has warned that new proposed parking restrictions at the Tesco Extra store in Rotherham will reduce footfall and discourage shoppers who visit the store...
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