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Ikea UK hit with £33m loss amid pandemic

Ikea UK has announced that total sales fell by £200m to £1.9bn in its full-year ended 31 August 2020, down…

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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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Non-food retailers see £22bn sales hit due to Covid

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is reporting that the country’s three national lockdowns have cost ‘non-food’ stores – mainly ‘non-essential’…

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January retail sales slump to lowest level since May 2020

January saw retail sales growth decline to its lowest level since May of last year, figures by the BRC and…

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BRC chief calls for rates extension as vacancies rise by 13%

Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged the government to extend business rates relief beyond…

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British retailers suffer worst year on record, BRC reveals

British retailers suffered one of the worst years on record for sales growth, a new study by KPMG and BRC…

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What’s next for Primark?

Primark’s opening statement for 2021 had a slightly more sombre tone than you would expect from one of the UK’s…

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BRC says national lockdown will be severe on businesses

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released a response to the latest lockdown restrictions imposed by the government stating the…

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Tesco limits sale of essential items

Tesco has limited the number of sales customers can make on essential goods such as toilet roll, flour, dried pasta,…

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Four positive signals of a happy new year for retailers in 2021

The resilience of retail has been a remarkable success story of 2020 in the face of continuing huge challenges. The…

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