Covid-19

11,000 shops closures since lockdown, double rate of last year

Shop closures in the UK have hit record levels with over twice as many net closures in the first half…

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Superdry CFO steps down

Superdry has announced CFO Nick Gresham will step down from the company with immediate effect. The fashion retailer said a…

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Sales at Boots’ retail sites drop 30%

Sales at Boots’ retail sites reportedly fell by almost 30% in the quarter up to August as consumers chose to…

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill to shut 50 stores, 600 jobs at risk

Phillip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) is reportedly set to shutter 50 of its stores, placing around 600 jobs…

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Uniqlo ‘will recover’ says owner Fast Retailing

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing has announced that its profit for the fiscal year declined 49% to 90.4m yen (£663,000) down…

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London to move to Tier 2

London and Essex will face tougher Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday (17 October), including a ban on the mixing…

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Dunelm reports ‘very strong’ first quarter trading

Dunelm has reported “very strong’’ first quarter trading for the 13-week period ended 26 September with results coming in ahead…

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Matalan profits drops by 44% at end Q2

Profit at retail chain Matalan dropped 44% to £25.8m during the 13 week period ending 29 August as the retailer…

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Asos group sales rise nearly 20% during lockdown

Asos announced its group sales for the year rose 19% to £3.3bn from last year’s sales of £2.7bn. The online…

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Tesco to hire 11,000 temporary staff

Tesco is set to hire more than 11,000 temporary members of staff to assist its stores during the festive period.…

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