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Mar- 2020 -24 March
Covid-19: UK retail spending to fall by £12.6bn
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic will wipe £12.6bn from retail sales this year, according to the latest forecast by…
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24 March
Covid-19: Debenhams, Ted Baker and The Works latest to close stores
Debenhams, Ted Baker and The Works are some of the latest retailers to close stores amid the coronavirus pandemic sweeping…
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23 March
H.Samuel announces temporary store closures amid Covid-19 virus outbreak
High street jewellery store H. Samuel has announced the temporary closure of all its stores amid the recent outbreak of…
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23 March
Laura Ashley slashes 721 roles as 70 stores shutter
Embattled retailer Laura Ashley has shuttered 70 of its stores leaving almost 721 people out of work, administrator PWC has…
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23 March
Beaverbrooks to close all 69 stores amid Covid-19 outbreak
UK jeweller Beaverbrooks has revealed plans to shutter all 69 of its stores by 5pm today (23 March) amid the…
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20 March
Covid-19: Government to pay 80% of salary to staff unable to work
Chancellor Sunak Rishi has said the government will pay 80% of wages to employees who aren’t able to work due…
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20 March
Frasers Group issues profit warning and drops FY20 guidance amid Covid-19
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has issued a profit warning after revealing its board expects Covid-19 to cause a “significant disruption”…
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20 March
Ikea to temporarily shutter all UK stores amid Covid-19 pandemic
Ikea UK and Ireland has said it will temporarily close its stores to customers at 6pm on Friday 20 March,…
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20 March
TK Maxx closes UK stores amid Covid-19 virus outbreak
Discount store TK Maxx has become the latest retailer to take the decision to temporarily close its stores amid the…
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19 March
Next warns on coronavirus despite full-year sales growth
Fashion retailer Next has warned that sales could plummet in the coming weeks and months as the UK battles the…
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