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Frasers Group launches all cash takeover bid for Accent Group

The Cotswold Company FY sales rise 23% to ‘record’ £123m

The Cotswold Company FY sales rise 23% to ‘record’ £123m

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus covers the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK retail industry. This section explores how retailers have adapted to shifts in consumer behaviour, operational disruption, and regulatory change. Retail Sector’s Coronavirus coverage includes news, analysis, and commentary on supply chain challenges, workforce management, financial recovery, and digital transformation, providing retail professionals with insight into how the sector continues to rebuild and evolve in the wake of the pandemic.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus covers the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK retail industry. This section explores how retailers have adapted to shifts in consumer behaviour, operational disruption, and regulatory change. Retail Sector’s Coronavirus coverage includes news, analysis, and commentary on supply chain challenges, workforce management, financial recovery, and digital transformation, providing retail professionals with insight into how the sector continues to rebuild and evolve in the wake of the pandemic.

H&M half-year sales slump amid Covid-19 pandemic

Fashion retailer H&M has reported a 23% decrease in net sales to SEK 83,612bn (£7.2bn)…

Intu admits appointment of administrators ‘likely’

Shopping centre owner Intu has admitted that it has so far failed in reaching standstill…

Amazon launches small business accelerator to support over 200,000 small retailers

Amazon and Enterprise Nation, the small business support network, have launched the ‘Amazon…

Naked Wines reports £200m revenues in FY results

Naked Wines has reported a 14% increase in revenues to £203m for the full-year period ended…

PM confirms relaxation of two-metre social distancing rule

Boris Johnson has announced a reduction in the two-metre social distancing rule.

UK retail transactions grew by 60% last week, Barclaycard finds

By last week an additional 60% of Barclaycard’s customers had returned to trading and taking…

Shoe Zone to make redundancies as 20 shops close

Footwear retailer Shoe Zone has revealed that 20 of its stores will not open post-lockdown,…

Chancellor mulls VAT cut and could follow up with autumn tax rises

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering cutting VAT in order to help stimulate the…

Bira welcomes extension of government protection scheme

Bira has “welcomed” the Government’s decision to extend protection for businesses from…

John Lewis announce nine further store reopenings

John Lewis has announced plans to reopen nine more stores on Thursday (25 June), following…