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Apr- 2020 -30 April
Will coronavirus permanently change millennials and Gen Z retail habits?
Bushfires decimating Australia, the fraught finalising of Brexit, and a global virus pandemic – so far, 2020 has been a…
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29 April
The aviation industry is now in very serious trouble
In a sign of just how distressed the aviation industry is, British Airways has announced plans to lay off 30%…
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29 April
Twin peaks: it’s a time of peak purchasing, but not as we know it
Purchasing in the time of Covid-19 is fuelled far more by necessity than luxury, and it’s an unprecedented peak the…
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28 April
Job support to be wound down, M&S dividend suspended, ventilator production slows, property market halts
Chancellor Rishi Sunack says he will wean the economy off his support schemes in a “gradual” wind-down, to help prevent…
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28 April
Furlough – what next?
The Government’s Job Retention Scheme was set up urgently to support employers and protect employees during lockdown. Such state intervention,…
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27 April
Lockdown to persist says Johnson, clergy weigh in on behaviour of corona-corporations
The PM is back at his desk and says the lockdown must continue for the foreseeable future, and it would…
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27 April
How the supply chain might look after Covid-19
Strategy changes For many, we are likely to see a re-assessment in supply chain strategies. Reliance upon global supply chains…
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24 April
Retail landlords reined in, France gets touch on tax havens, and insurers face biggest ever payouts
The government has banned landlords from using winding-up orders against their retail tenants, after aggressive rent collection tactics which threaten…
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24 April
Oasis and Warehouse fall: Will the coronavirus pandemic force my business into insolvency?
With the involuntary closure of many businesses forced by the UK-wide lockdown, previously successful companies are beginning to feel the…
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23 April
The role of the physical store post-lockdown
The role of the physical store post-lockdown Retailers have been hit by an escalating “perfect storm” of issues recently –…
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