Coronavirus
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Jul- 2020 -16 July
Usdaw welcomes compulsory wearing of face coverings in shops
Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the mandatory wearing of face coverings in shops, but warns that it can only…
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15 July
Burberry to slash 500 roles amid Q1 sales slump
Burberry is reportedly set to slash almost 500 roles worldwide to support a £55m cost-cutting effort, amid sliding retail sales.…
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15 July
Dunelm sales down despite online boom
Dunelm has revealed its total sales were down by 28.6% in its fourth quarter of trading. In the quarter ended…
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14 July
Face coverings to be compulsory in shops from 24 July
Wearing a face covering in retail shops and supermarkets will be made compulsory from the 24 July, it is set…
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14 July
DFS to cut jobs as revenues slide
DFS has revealed that revenues were down by £271m in the year ended 28 June 2020, largely due to the…
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13 July
Businesses must remain Covid-secure, warns HSE
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned businesses that they must ensure they are Covid-secure as lockdown measures ease…
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13 July
Debenhams to reopen all remaining stores in Scotland
Department store Debenhams is to reopen nine stores in Scotland from today (13 July), following the “successful reopening” of its…
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13 July
Footfall suffers despite June reopening
Footfall in June saw a “significant improvement” against the 73.3% decline reported in May, but was still less than half…
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10 July
Footfall decline eases amid ‘sluggish’ recovery
Footfall across the UK rose by 19% in June against the month prior, but was still down by 62.6% year-on-year,…
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9 July
West Midlands man arrested on suspicion of £495,000 furlough fraud
A West Midlands man has been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected…
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