Month: May 2020
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May- 2020 -7 MayCoronavirus
White Stuff to cut jobs as it prepares for post-lockdown retail
Fashion retailer White Stuff is reportedly set to cut both sales and head office jobs as it prepares for like…
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7 MayDepartment Stores
Debenhams cuts over 1,000 jobs as five stores shutter permanently
Embattled department store chain Debenhams has revealed that five of its stores housed in Intu shopping centres will not reopen…
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7 MayCoronavirus
Zalando anticipates FY sales growth of 10% to 20%
Online fashion retailer Zalando has revealed it is expecting an increase in its full year gross merchandise (GMV) volume by…
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7 MayClothing & Shoes
Superdry sales slide as stores are shuttered
Superdry has announced that its fourth quarter performance was “substantially impacted” by the outbreak of Covid-19, with year-on-year revenue tumbling…
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6 MayCoronavirus
Business rates revaluation postponed until 2022
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 in line with the government’s latest efforts to…
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6 MayOnline & Digital
Card Factory online sales soar over 250% amid UK lockdown
Cards and gifts retailer Card Factory has reported a 267.5% increase in online sales since the UK lock-down began in…
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6 MayComment
Five ways COVID-19 has impacted e-commerce
COVID-19 has affected e-commerce marketing in all sorts of ways, and especially the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Some…
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6 MayCoronavirus
Waitrose to open new distribution centre to double deliveries in London
Waitrose this week will open a new six-acre Customer Fulfilment Centre in Enfield, North London, to double its online grocery…
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6 MayPeople Moves
McColls CFO departs to join Holland and Barrett
McColls CFO Robbie Bell has announced his departure from the convenience store chain to take up an equivalent role at…
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6 MayClothing & Shoes
CMA blocks JD Sport merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its decision to block JD Sports’ purchase of Footasylum after finding it…
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