Carluccio’s And Brighthouse Collapse Into Administration
The Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s and rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse both collapsed into administration on Monday, putting about 4,400 jobs at risk, in the first...
Wilko Stores To Remain Open
Wilko has confirmed that all of its stores will remain open throughout the coronavirus crisis after being designated as an essential retailer by the...
Lockdown To Spell Disaster For Thousands Of Pubs, Restaurants And Shops
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the demise of thousands of restaurants, pubs, shopping chains and other high street businesses, despite the...
Six Things That Are Booming In Sales
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, many retailers are seeing trade collapse, but others are overwhelmed by demand.
“We’re as busy as at Christmas time,”...
Dixons Carphone Sees Surge In Online Sales But Warns Of Profit...
Dixons Carphone has issued an update on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on its business.
While its stores in the UK and Greece are...
Stockpiling Propped Up Retail Sales This Month, But Volumes Set To...
Overall retail sales were flat in the year to March, but this masked a sharp divergence between sectors, according to results from the latest...
Off-Licences Added To List Of Essential Retailers
Off-licences have now been added to the government list of essential businesses that are allowed to stay open during the coronavirus outbreak to help...
Lakeside-Owner Intu To Lay Bare Scale Of Retail Rent Crisis
One of Britain's biggest shopping centre-owners will this week lay bare the scale of the crisis hammering retail landlords when it reveals that it...
Poundland And B&M Join Efforts To ‘Feed The Nation’
Whilst most non-food stores have closed their doors in recent days due to the coronavirus outbreak, value chains such as B&M and Poundland have...
Coronavirus Outbreak To Cost UK Retail Sector Almost £13bn In 2020
The impact of coronavirus crisis will wipe £12.6bn from retail sales this year, according to preliminary forecasts by analysts at GlobalData. This is equivalent...
