An Easter weekend with warm weather forecast would normally be a retailer’s dream but this year the COVID-19 lockdown measures in the UK will severely hinder Easter trading says GlobalData.
Sofie Willmott, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Over three quarters of UK consumers made an Easter purchase in 2019 however we expect figures to fall significantly this year as consumers...
TOMS has announced the brand will be donating one-third of net profits to the COVID-19 Global Giving Fund* created to support long-time Giving Partners currently on the frontlines of the COVID-19 health crisis.
As of April 1st, every TOMS purchase will directly support Giving Partners that are responding to COVID-19, both in the UK and abroad. For every £3 TOMS makes, they will...
Online retailers and their carriers are delivering parcels almost 20% faster than usual, with the average delivery time reducing from 2.1 days to 1.7 days in the last two weeks, according to new internal data released today from parcelLab.
As the ongoing coronavirus crisis continues to unfold, the speed at which parcels from online orders are being delivered is showing...
British professionals are just as likely to wish for a high-stakes career in the armed forces as they are to desire a job in the retail sector, a new survey has shown.
The results suggest that retail leaders could be doing more to communicate the appeal of careers in this field - especially at a time when the global COVID-19...
YourParkingSpace.co.uk, the on-demand parking platform, has joined forces with property businesses including Hammerson Plc and Canary Wharf Group to provide NHS workers with free parking across the UK.
By registering on YourParkingSpace, NHS workers are provided with a unique code which enables them to use their NHS credentials to reserve spaces in over 900 car parks nationwide.
There are 943 car...
Present in 74 markets, H&M’s global operation makes the challenge of dealing with COVID-19 all the more harder, ensuring the pandemic is a true baptism of fire for new CEO Helena Helmersson.
Group Q1 sales growth of almost 8% is impressive against a tough comparative, especially as its performance was dragged down by China – its second largest market in...
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic leads to shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) worldwide, a number of fashion retailers and manufacturers are mobilising their production facilities and supply chains to help fill the void.
Beth Wright, Apparel Correspondent for GlobalData, comments: “As citizens and healthcare workers alike try to protect themselves from the virus, global stocks of essential goods such as...
Brits are set to spend £902 million on Easter this year, according to shopping comparison site finder.com. However, this is a decrease of £198 million from last year’s £1.1 billion.
This is because the average person in the UK intends to part with £27.66, a fall of £2.48 (8%) from £30.14 in 2019.
Over three fifths (62%) of Britain's population plan...
Sustainability was the buzz word of 2019 and would have continued to increase in prominence in 2020. However, the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) will bring progress to a halt, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Emily Salter, Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Making changes to materials, logistics and production processes to improve the sustainability of products and...
Since the UK Government enforced stores to close for the foreseeable future, many non-food retailers hoped that customers would divert spend onto their online channels. However, last week, Next - the UK’s third largest clothing retailer - announced that it was prioritising the safety of its employees by closing its distribution centre. As a result, many retailers may now...
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