Latest News: lockdown
March 22, 2022 7:45 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Trading for this year’s Mother’s Day could be the strongest in over two years. According to the British Independent Retailers Association, the good news comes as... View Article
August 23, 2021 6:18 am
Published by Patrick Overall
Guest Post: By Chris Brook-Carter, chief executive, the Retail Trust. The fact that life may, slowly and surely, be returning to some kind of normality is... View Article
June 1, 2021 8:30 pm
Published by Patrick Overall
Stay at home or shelter in place came to define the term lockdown in 2020, which in the UK started on 23 March 2020 when the... View Article
May 18, 2021 7:13 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Marks & Spencer has reopened its in-store cafes and fitting rooms following the easing of lockdown restrictions this week. In a statement, the retailer said hundreds... View Article
May 6, 2021 9:23 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Next has increased its guidance for full year pre-tax profit by £20 million to £720 million following better than expected first quarter trading. In a statement,... View Article
April 22, 2021 7:26 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The Morrisons supermarket chain is giving away half a million free postcards for children to spread messages of hope in a nationwide initiative to help tackle... View Article
April 16, 2021 5:55 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Morrisons has been giving away 25 million sunflower seeds to customers this week as it looks to “lift the spirits of the nation”. The seeds are... View Article
April 16, 2021 4:16 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Menkind reopened all 56 of its stores in England and Wales yesterday following the easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The gifting and gadget retailer welcomed back... View Article
April 13, 2021 6:34 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Westfield London and Westfiled Straford City have reopened their doors to the public and launched a campaign called Masks for Good to promote the mandatory wearing... View Article