Coronavirus

Retailers don’t have the luxury of focusing solely on the short-term impact of Covid-19. The familiar retail experience that we’ve...

Retail operations are more expensive to run in a post-Covid world due to the extra demands of cleaning throughout the...

The rapid acceleration of digital transformation has been one of the most remarkable aspects of the global response to the...

On Thursday 19 March, I found myself driving as fast as I could up the A12 towards the Suffolk countryside. ...

Lawyers predict that 1 in 10 SMEs is set to collapse post-lockdown. This harsh reality means burying heads in sand...

Following the optimism of non-essential high street shops reopening in mid-June, pessimism remains about near-term sales. The CBI’s monthly Distributive...

Since the start of lockdown, most owner managers have become used to real-time contingency planning and agile decision making. However,...

In the midst of a global pandemic the UK high street is suffering more than ever before with many ailing...

There is something of a ‘perfect storm’ for our town centres…  Fewer shops trading than a few months ago, big...

Rumours of the imminent return of the hospitality sector may have been overstated. Many operators may be ready to open...