Tag: Coronavirus
Dunelm hikes profit outlook again amid home renovations boom
Homewares retailer Dunelm has said full-year profits will smash expectations after seeing sales soar as Britons do up their homes.
Shares in the group raced...
The Works sees online sales dip after shops reopen
Online sales are still high, despite dipping when lockdown restrictions eased to allow stores to open, hobby shop The Works said on Friday.
The business...
Historic London retailer Arthur Beale to close store after 150 years
One of London’s oldest shops is to shut its doors for a final time after it said it was unable to pay its rent...
Superdry sees ‘light at end of the tunnel’ as sales growth...
Superdry has said it can “clearly see the light at the end of the tunnel” as it returned to sales growth amid the reopening...
Online shopping surge boost cardboard box maker Smurfit Kappa
The price of cardboard packaging has shot up in recent months as people turned to online shopping, boosting box makers like Smurfit Kappa, the...
Starbucks creates 400 jobs across UK as demand rebounds
Starbucks has launched a hiring spree for 400 roles as the cafe chain has been buoyed by the easing of pandemic restrictions.
The company, which...
Good chance ‘one-metre plus’ rule can be ditched on June 21,...
There is a “good chance” the one-metre plus rule for social distancing can be ditched next month, Boris Johnson said.
The final decision on whether...
Empty shops surge across UK in first three months of 2021
Empty shop fronts soared higher across UK shopping destinations in the first three months of the year, according to new figures.
The latest BRC-LDC shop...
Dixons Carphone to shut all airport shops after tax-free shopping scrapped
Electricals retailer Dixons Carphone is to close airport store business Dixons Travel after it was hammered by the pandemic and the end of tax-free...
Next boss sees pay balloon to £3.4m despite pandemic woes
The boss of Next has seen his annual pay soar to a five-year high of £3.4 million thanks to a bumper shares award as...
