Month: April 2020
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilCoronavirus
Oasis and Warehouse stores closed ‘indefinitely’, 1,800 jobs lost
Over 1,800 employees at fashion retailers Oasis and Warehouse are set to be made redundant after administrators failed to find…
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30 AprilComment
Five key considerations for retail businesses re-opening stores
Necessary to tackle the growing spread of Coronavirus, the decision to place various national and regional markets into lockdown has…
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30 AprilCoronavirus
Covid-19: 70% of shopworkers are experiencing anxiety, says Udsaw
Shopworkers trade union Usdaw has released statistics revealing 70% of shop workers are experiencing anxiety and have raised concerns with…
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30 AprilBusiness Bites
Coronavirus treatment hopes push stock markets up, and ‘Spoons to reopen in June
Investors are chirpy this morning amid hopes of a new coronavirus treatment that has been described as promising by the…
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30 AprilPeople Moves
BRC appoints Tony DeNunzio as new chairman
Tony DeNunzio CBE has been appointed as chairman elect of the British Retail Consortium (BRC). He will succeed Richard Pennycook…
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30 AprilCoronavirus
Next and Dixons urge government for furlough clarity
Retailers Next and Dixons Carphone have called on the UK Government to clarify the exit strategy for its furlough scheme. …
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30 AprilComment
Will coronavirus permanently change millennials and Gen Z retail habits?
Bushfires decimating Australia, the fraught finalising of Brexit, and a global virus pandemic – so far, 2020 has been a…
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30 AprilCoronavirus
Sainsbury’s to face £500m profit hit
Sainsbury’s has warned that its annual profits could take a £500m hit as a result of the ongoing pandemic, despite…
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30 AprilPeople Moves
M&S announces appointment of two non-executive directors
Marks and Spencer has announced the appointment of Tamara Ingram and Sapna Sood as non-executive directors, effective 21 May. Ingram…
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29 AprilBusiness Bites
The aviation industry is now in very serious trouble
In a sign of just how distressed the aviation industry is, British Airways has announced plans to lay off 30%…
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