Month: May 2020
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May- 2020 -4 MayCoronavirus
Government announces new £617m scheme for SMEs in shared office spaces
The Business Rates loophole which meant small businesses in shared office space missed out on a £10,000 cash grant has…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Hotel Chocolat: Online sales fail to mitigate effect of store closures
Hotel Chocolat has announced that its boost in online sales has failed to “fully mitigate the total sales loss in…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Bira releases ‘life after lockdown’ strategy
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has released its 10-point “life after lockdown” strategy, calling on the government to consider…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Homebase reopens UK sites amid Covid-19 pandemic
DIY retailer Homebase has reopened all of its UK stores amid the Covid-19 crisis. Despite being classed as an essential…
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1 MayTips
How to make It in men’s fashion
Menswear in e-commerce is a growing sector of the industry that’s set to boom in the upcoming decade. Already, it’s…
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1 MayBusiness Bites
Are we beginning to re-open anyway?
The PM says he will soon announce the reopening plan after weeks of compulsory lockdown for the UKs public and…
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1 MayCoronavirus
Iceland boss hits back at HMRC over minimum wage probe
The boss of Iceland has hit back at HMRC for “harassing” the business in regards to a previous minimum wage…
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1 MayEconomy
Quarter of retail SMEs will need up to two years to recover
Nearly a quarter (22%) of SMEs in the retail sector believe it will take up to two years to recoup…
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1 MayCoronavirus
Intu appoints to chief restructuring officer to ‘fix’ balance sheets
Shopping centre owner Intu has announced the appointment of David Hargrave as chief restructuring officer to “fix” its balance sheet…
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1 MayCoronavirus
Amazon: Sales surge while spending rises
Amazon has revealed that sales rocketed 26% to $75.5bn (£60.1bn) in the first quarter of the year, with a possibility…
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