Coronavirus

Scotland bans click and collect on non-essential retail

Stores in Scotland will no longer be able to provide click and collect services for non-essential retail, as the government…

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£95m Northern Ireland retail voucher scheme put on hold

A £95m high street voucher scheme, first announced by the Northern Ireland economy minister in November, has been referred to…

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British Land collects less than half of rent from retailers

Commercial landlord British Land has managed to collect less than half of the rent due from its retail tenants for…

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Covid restrictions lead to first negative LFL sales in December

Despite a strong start to the month, retailers recorded a disappointing end to the Golden Quarter thanks to heightened Covid…

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M&S sees clothing sales slip during festive period

Sales at Marks and Spencer’s retail and home department fell by 25.1% over the holiday period. In a post-Christmas trading…

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Chancellor unveils £4.6bn in new lockdown grants

Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the chancellor…

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Primark warns of additional £220m sales loss due to Tier 4 closures

Primark has warned that it now expects to incur an additional loss of £220m in sales due to more areas…

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Boxing Day sales set to plummet for third year in a row

Retailers must prepare to be “hard hit” during this year’s Boxing Day sales period, with spending expected to be down…

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Labour calls for high street Fightback Fund

Labour has urged the government to “stand up for businesses” through a Hospitality and High Streets Fightback Fund, aimed at…

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Tier 4 will bring ‘severe’ consequences to retail sector, warns BRC

Retail will face “severe” consequences in light of heightened restrictions across much of the UK, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)…

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