Covid-19

Covid-19 could knock £130m from sales, says WH Smith

WH Smith expects that full-year results will see an ‘adverse impact’ from the effects of coronavirus, with up to £130m…

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ROUNDUP: Business rates holiday announced by chancellor Sunak

In his maiden budget, the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a £30bn fiscal stimulus package to help combat the…

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Bank of England cuts interest rates to help combat coronavirus impact

The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates back down to the lowest level in history to help mitigate…

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Banks to help us all out with coronavirus fallout

Once again the business pages on all major news outlets are pretty much dominated by the developing story of coronavirus…

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Calls for ‘discretionary business rates relief’ amid Coronavirus outbreak

Colliers International has called on the UK Government to consider and to fund a system of “discretionary rate relief” for…

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French Connection posts £3m loss as it warns of continued tough trading

French Connection has revealed it has swung to a £2.9m loss for the full-year period ending 31 January 2020 and…

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DFS sales slide amid ‘challenging’ conditions

DFS has announced that its group revenue fell by 5.7% to £488m in the half-year period ended 29 December 2019.…

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Footfall slides in February

Hopes for a stronger footfall were “washed away” last month, according to the latest footfall monitor released by Springboard. The…

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Flybe’s pensions in doubt; Poorest 20% no better off than before, 1m Virgin customers on unsecured database

Flybe’s pension pot for 1,350 current and former workers is at risk, as the fallout from one of the first…

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