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Mar- 2020 -24 MarchShopping Centres
Westfield Stratford announces temporary closure amid coronavirus outbreak
Shopping centre Westfield Stratford City has announced it is “substantially closed” amid the outbreak of the Covid-19 outbreak. The shopping…
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24 MarchCoronavirus
Contactless spending limit to rise to £45
Barclaycard has announced it will be rolling out the deployment of a new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers from…
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23 MarchAdvice
How retailers can stay successful when face-to-face marketing and selling is affected
As coronavirus spreads, companies are taking preventive measures to try to keep their employees safe. But with these measures, day-to-day…
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23 MarchHigh Street
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 MarchHigh Street
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 MarchComment
Coronavirus: Lessons learnt from a multinational company operating in China
As the coronavirus crisis deepens, here are some insights from the CEO of supply chain planning software vendor, FuturMaster, on…
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23 MarchClothing & Shoes
N Brown reveals measures to mitigate ‘sudden reduction’ in demand
N Brown Group has revealed a series of measures it has undertaken to help mitigate the “significant and sudden reduction”…
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23 MarchCoronavirus
PM bans ‘non-essential retail’, instructs public to stay at home
The UK public are only allowed to venture out of their homes for essential supplies and one exercise outing per…
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23 MarchEconomy
FCA asks companies to delay preliminary financial accounts
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has requested companies which were due to issue its preliminary trading updates in the next…
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23 MarchDepartment Stores
John Lewis stores to close for first time in 155 years
John Lewis Partnership has announced the temporary closure of all John Lewis stores in light of the coronavirus pandemic. All…
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