Covid-19

How brands can use feedback to excel CX in the post-coronavirus world

The coronavirus lockdown is likely to change consumers’ relationships with brands in all kinds of ways.  With a third of…

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Oil prices plunge, Virgin Australia could crash land, Nasa robots controlled from the kitchen table

Oil producers in the United States will pay you to take their barrels as global demand has plummeted amid government…

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Companies House suspends strike-offs amid Covid-19 crisis

Companies House has announced it has temporarily paused its strike off process to prevent companies being dissolved amid the Covid-19…

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Cath Kidston bought out of administration by owner

Global lifestyle brand Cath Kidston has been bought out of administration by its parent company Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA)…

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Covid-19: Primark to suffer £284m stock hit

Associated British Foods (ABF) has revealed that Primark will take a £284m hit in stock following store closures amid the…

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UK retail footfall plummets in March

UK retail footfall decreased by 44.7% in March due to the mandatory lockdown, according to the latest BRC-ShopperTrak footfall monitor.…

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What’s behind the demise of Cath Kidston?

Sadly, the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutting of high street stores has compounded the effects on the already struggling retail…

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Debenhams closes seven stores amid further landlord talks

Debenhams has announced the permanent closure of seven of its stores resulting in the loss of 422 jobs and has…

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal goes live

The portal for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is now live, with the government saying that businesses with validated claims…

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DFS remains ‘confident’ as it plans equity raise

DFS has confirmed that it is in the advanced stages of negotiating an additional debt facility amid the ongoing coronavirus…

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