Latest News: lockdown
July 6, 2020 4:56 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Getting the right customer marketing in place is becoming ever more crucial in this Covid-19 world and retailers who implement the most successful campaigns will be... View Article
July 2, 2020 8:04 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Primark owner Associated British Foods has estimated that the fashion retailer was losing £650 million in sales per month during the Covid-19 lockdown after all 375 of its stores... View Article
July 1, 2020 11:30 am
Published by Angela Beevers
John Lewis has announced plans to reopen a further ten shops this month including some in Scotland and Wales. The retailer’s department stores in Basingstoke, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Chester,... View Article
June 30, 2020 12:24 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
New research has found that almost one million hospitality staff members are likely to return to work before the end of July as six in ten outlets prepare for reopening next month..... View Article
June 29, 2020 3:41 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Cotswold Outdoor, Snow+Rock and Runners Need have launched an in-store appointment service to coincide with the reopening of their stores. The service will enable the retailers’... View Article
June 26, 2020 9:12 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Tesco has increased its first quarter group sales by 8% to £13.4 billion and its like-for-like sales by 7.9% as customers bought more food during the Covid-19 pandemic.... View Article
June 24, 2020 7:14 am
Published by Angela Beevers
Online musical instruments retailer Gear4music has said it experienced exceptionally high levels of demand during the Covid-19 lockdown as more people learned how to play a musical instrument to keep... View Article
June 22, 2020 3:41 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
New figures have shown that footfall across UK retail locations increased by 45% last week from the previous seven day period as non-essential stores in England reopened following the... View Article
June 22, 2020 3:03 pm
Published by Angela Beevers
Beaverbrooks has reported a surge in revenue since its stores reopened last week after sales rose by 30% year-on-year on the first day of trading alone. The jeweller said it benefited from... View Article