Month: September 2020
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Sep- 2020 -22 SeptemberHigh Street
Footfall rises despite โrule of sixโ
Footfall across all retail destinations in the UK rose by 2.4% over the last week, despite the governmentโs new โrule…
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22 SeptemberDIY
Kingfisher sales boosted by DIY boom
Kingfisher has welcomed a โresilientโ performance in the first-half of the year, with sales down by 1.1% to ยฃ5.9bn. The…
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21 SeptemberSponsored Articles
Is COVID-19 making retailers adopt packaging automation faster?
ย If youโre an online retailer you are likely to have witnessed a peak in sales during the lockdown as more…
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21 SeptemberCoronavirus
Government launches ยฃ95m recovery fund for high street
A new ยฃ95m government-funded scheme will support 68 โhistoricโ high streets in England to recover from โdeclining footfallโ and the…
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21 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Philip Day considering sale of Peacocks and EWM
Retail tycoon Philip Day is reportedly considering the sale of his retail chains Peacocks and Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) and…
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21 SeptemberComment
The window of opportunity for pop-ups
The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent events of this year have exacerbated the ongoing decline of the British high street, with…
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21 SeptemberHigh Street
Aldo UK sold to BIG
Aldo UK confirmed it has been sold to the Bushnell Investment Group (BIG). Administrators from accountancy firm RSM were appointed…
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21 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Superdry swings to ยฃ42m loss in full-year results
Superdry announced it has swung to a pre-tax loss of ยฃ41.8m in the full-year ended 25 April, 2020, with underlying…
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18 SeptemberShopping Centres
Westfield owner announces ยฃ8.1bn ‘reset’ plan
Westfield owner Unibail-Rodamco Westfield (URW) has announced an โฌ9bn (ยฃ8.1bn) โresetโ plan which will see it attempt to raise ยฃ3.2bn…
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18 SeptemberCoronavirus
Mayor of London urges government to extend business rates holiday
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have joined together to urge the Government to extend the business…
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