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Apr- 2021 -8 AprilHigh Street
Retailers rally behind hospitality and reject Covid status certificates
Retailers have rallied behind pubs and clubs in their rejection of Covid status certificates, according to The Guardian. The news…
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6 AprilCoronavirus
Non-essential retail reopening confirmed by PM
Non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality has been given the green light to reopen on 12 April, as the prime minister…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchFeatures
E-commerce trends can’t outweigh a flotation’s individuality
Moonpig, The Hut Group, and In The Style. These are just a few of the e-commerce retailers to have gone…
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9 MarchOnline & Digital
Online retail sales up 70% in February
Online retail sales reportedly increased 69.5% year-on-year in February 2020, as Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown supported consumer confidence.…
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1 MarchCoronavirus
Chancellor to unveil £5bn high-street support package
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to offer over 700,000 retail, hospitality and other businesses grants of up to £18,000 as…
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Feb- 2021 -24 FebruaryCoronavirus
Chancellor expected to extend furlough until May
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a further extension to the government’s furlough scheme until May in his Budget…
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23 FebruaryGovernment
Gov should ‘remain flexible’ when lifting retail ban, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said the government should “remain flexible” and allow non-essential retailers to reopen as soon…
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22 FebruaryCoronavirus
PM outlines ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown
Prime minister Boris Johnson has set out his four-step “roadmap” to guide the nation out of lockdown “cautiously but irreversibly”,…
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19 FebruaryCoronavirus
NI extends lockdown until 1 April but click and collect widened
The Stormont Executive has announced it will extend the current lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland until 1 April. However, first…
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Dec- 2020 -21 DecemberCoronavirus
Tier 4 will bring ‘severe’ consequences to retail sector, warns BRC
Retail will face “severe” consequences in light of heightened restrictions across much of the UK, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)…
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