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Retailers rally behind hospitality and reject Covid status certificates

Retailers have rallied behind pubs and clubs in their rejection of Covid status certificates, according to The Guardian. The news…

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Non-essential retail reopening confirmed by PM

Non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality has been given the green light to reopen on 12 April, as the prime minister…

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E-commerce trends can’t outweigh a flotation’s individuality

Moonpig, The Hut Group, and In The Style. These are just a few of the e-commerce retailers to have gone…

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Online retail sales up 70% in February

Online retail sales reportedly increased 69.5% year-on-year in February 2020, as Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown supported consumer confidence.…

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Chancellor to unveil £5bn high-street support package

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to offer over 700,000 retail, hospitality and other businesses grants of up to £18,000 as…

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Chancellor expected to extend furlough until May

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a further extension to the government’s furlough scheme until May in his Budget…

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Gov should ‘remain flexible’ when lifting retail ban, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said the government should “remain flexible” and allow non-essential retailers to reopen as soon…

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PM outlines ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown

Prime minister Boris Johnson has set out his four-step “roadmap” to guide the nation out of lockdown “cautiously but irreversibly”,…

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NI extends lockdown until 1 April but click and collect widened

The Stormont Executive has announced it will extend the current lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland until 1 April. However, first…

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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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