Coronavirus
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Jul- 2021 -23 July
Retail shop staff not included on self-isolation exemption list
Retail shop workers have not been included as one of the 16 key sectors on the governmentโs list allowed to…
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22 July
Gov to announce list of workers exempt from isolation
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed that the government is set to announce the list of Uk workers who will…
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6 July
Usdaw โslamsโ lifting of restrictions in shops
Usdaw has โslammedโ the governmentโs announcement that it plans to lift safety measures in stores once the final Covid restrictions…
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2 July
450,000 businesses to be hit by tapered support measures
The retail sector is set to be hit by the tapering off of government support measures, with businesses now set…
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Jun- 2021 -25 June
Consumer confidence remains stable despite restrictions delay
Consumer confidence remained stable at -9 in June despite the governmentโs recent announcement to delay the easing of Covid-19 restrictions,…
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21 June
Usdaw calls for ยฃ10 minimum wage to thank key workers
Paddy Lillis, Usdaw general secretary has said the โbest wayโ to thank key workers is to ensure โfairness at work”…
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17 June
Gov extends rent moratorium for another nine months
Stephen Barclay MP, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has announced the governmentโs extension of the rent moratorium for an…
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15 June
Sunak to reject furlough extension calls despite ‘freedom day’ delay
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to reject calls for an extension of the furlough scheme and business rates report…
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9 June
RSM retail head calls for โmore flexible furlough schemeโ
Jacqui Baker, head of retail at RSM, has called for a more โflexible furlough schemeโ to allow retailers to โmanage…
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7 June
Retailers urge gov to extend credit insurance scheme
Retailers across the UK are calling on the government to extend the scheme that guarantees trade credit insurance, in a…
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