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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.

Non-essential retail reopening confirmed by PM

Non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality has been given the green light to reopen on 12…

Extended retail opening hours to continue post-lockdown

The extended daily opening hours for non-essential retail are set to continue in a bid to…

Over 11,000 high street shops shut in 2020, study finds

Over 11,000 stores closed on UK high streets last year and another 18,000 could follow in…

Local shops and online groceries see lockdown retail boom

Online shopping and local retailers have benefited from shifting consumer behaviour during…

Gov urged to avoid fourth lockdown as Covid claims 67,000 retail jobs

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to take “all necessary…

Non-essential Welsh retail to begin reopening from 22 March

Mark Drakeford, first minister of Wales, has announced an easing of lockdown restrictions,…

Northern Ireland to allow click-and-collect from 12 April

The Stormont Executive has revealed parts of Northern Ireland’s map out of lockdown which…

Non-essential Scottish retail to begin reopening on 5 April

First minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday (16 March) that lockdown restrictions…

Covid-19 forced over 17,500 chain stores to close in 2020

More than 17,500 chain stores were forced to close last year across the UK, as Covid-19 has…

Budget 2021: Chancellor unveils new £65bn support package

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined a new £65bn support package in his March budget,…