Three ways that Covid-19 will change British retail forever

In the midst of a global pandemic the UK high street is suffering more than ever before with many ailing big names, from fashion retailer French Connection warning it will run out of cash within the next few months unless it secures a cash injection, to the ongoing struggles of Marks and Spencer, which scrapped this year’s final dividend, and now considers it unlikely there will be one next year either, citing “highly uncertain trading in a prolonged exit period”.