Latest News: lockdown
March 1, 2021 6:18 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Vision Direct has donated £10,000 worth of laptops to six London schools during lockdown. Schools receiving the devices have included St. Dunstan’s Cheam, CofE Primary School,... View Article
February 26, 2021 7:39 am
Published by Angela Beevers
New figures have predicted that retail footfall will increase by up to 47.9% when non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality reopens in England from 12 April. Retail... View Article
February 25, 2021 7:57 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Home furnishings retailer IKEA saw its UK total sales decline by 10.2% to £1.90 billion in the year to 31 August after stores were closed for... View Article
February 25, 2021 8:06 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Primark owner Associated British Foods has said the fashion retailer’s first half sales are expected to come in £2.2 billion compared to £3.7 billion in the... View Article
February 24, 2021 5:48 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has said it expects to book a £100 million charge due to Covid-19 restrictions continuing to prevent its stores from reopening.... View Article
February 17, 2021 6:50 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Total retail sales in Scotland fell by 27.9% year-on-year in January to mark the worst decline since April. According to figures from KPMG and the Scottish... View Article
February 4, 2021 7:03 am
Published by Angela Beevers
New figures have revealed that footfall dropped sharply in the first full month of the UK’s third lockdown. The data from retail specialist Springboard shows that... View Article
February 2, 2021 7:40 am
Published by Angela Beevers
M&S has used its archive to launch a range of free online learning resources for parents, carers and teachers of primary and secondary aged children to... View Article
January 13, 2021 6:20 am
Published by Angela Beevers
The John Lewis Partnership has announced a series of changes to its operations to make shopping safer for its customers and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.... View Article