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Debenhams Group returns to growth amid PLT recovery

Debenhams Group returns to growth amid PLT recovery

Currys appoints Fredrik Tønnesen as Group CEO

Currys appoints Fredrik Tønnesen as Group CEO

Inditex sales rise 5.8% after strong start to summer trading

Inditex sales rise 5.8% after strong start to summer trading

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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.

Tesco: Sales rise 30%, but virus could cost nearly £1bn

Tesco has revealed that its sales rose 30% in the first few weeks of the coronavirus crisis,…

Footfall nosedives by 81%

Footfall across bricks and mortar retail destinations declined by 75.1% in the week…

WH Smith raises £166m through share placing

WH Smith has raised £166m through a share placing in efforts to shore up its finances amid…

Debenhams appoints FRP as administrator

Debenhams has announced its intent to appoint an administrator in order to “protect” the…

Temporary store closures due to coronavirus lead to 14% drop in retail jobs

The UK job market has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, with retail jobs dropping…

WH Smith to raise equity amid ongoing pandemic

WH Smith has announced its plans to issue equity in order to secure a £120m lending facility…

Debenhams readying to appoint administrators amid Covid-19

Department store chain Debenhams is reportedly set to enter administration for the second…

Chancellor unveils new measures to SME loan scheme

Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has unveiled a major overhaul to his previously…

Arcadia bosses to face 50% pay cuts as 14,500 staff furloughed

Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has announced it has placed 14,500 members of staff on…

Primark execs take 50% pay cut

Primark bosses have revealed that they will slash their pay in half  in light of the ongoing…