Retailers announce April 12 reopening plans for bricks and mortar outlets
A host of retailers have confirmed reopening plans for April 12 as shoppers look forward to a return to bricks and mortar shopping after...
Almost 190,000 retail jobs axed in high street turmoil since first lockdown
Almost 190,000 jobs have been lost in the retail bloodbath since shops were first forced to shut their doors a year ago, according to...
Iceland boss backs calls for digital sales tax to aid high street revival
The boss of Iceland has called for a digital sales tax to help support the recovery of the high street.
Richard Walker, managing director of...
Around 2,000 Peacocks jobs saved in rescue deal
Collapsed fashion chain Peacocks has been saved by a senior executive with backing from an international consortium, it has been announced.
Chief operating officer Steve...
New car sales up 11% in March
Demand for new cars grew by 11% last month compared with March 2020, preliminary figures show.
Around 283,000 new cars were registered in the UK...
Next profits cut in half after Covid store closures
High street fashion chain Next has said profits for the last year were slashed by more than half after its stores were shut for...
Sales drop by nearly a fifth at Boots as Covid weighs on retailers
Sales at pharmacy chain Boots have dropped by nearly 18% in the UK, the company’s parent revealed on Wednesday.
The drop was caused by the...
Vaccine passports could see ‘legal concerns’, retail and hospitality chiefs warn
Hospitality and retail bosses have warned that the use of vaccine passports or certification for customers entering venues could face “legal concerns” and create...
About 117 million fewer supermarket trips made compared with year ago
Grocery sales rose 7.4% in the 12 weeks to March 21 in a marked slowdown compared with previous months, according to new data from...
Burberry launch virtual replica of its flagship Ginza store
In Burberry’s latest venture in digital innovation, the luxury fashion house has collaborated with ELLE Digital Japan to create an interactive virtual replica of...