Coronavirus

Don’t relapse into a brick-and-mortar mentality

Despite vaccines being rolled out and there being some semblance of light at the end of the tunnel, the situation…

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The rise of friendly fraud: What’s so friendly about it, anway?

Can there be such a thing as ‘friendly’ fraud? What exactly is it, why is it happening and what can…

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Selfridges endures ‘most difficult year’ thanks to 2019 performance

Selfridges has endured the “most difficult year” in its 113-year history, but was able to weather the storm. The chain…

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Sunak looks to raise corporation tax in March budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly looking to raise corporation tax in the upcoming March budget to pay off the estimated…

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Supreme Court sides with small firms in business interruption insurance case

The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)’s business interruption insurance test case, with the…

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Physical retail in the year 2021

The relationship between the high street and its consumers has been somewhat turbulent during the coronavirus pandemic. Since reopening in…

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New top-up grants to be given to Scottish retail

Eligible Scottish retail firms that have been impacted by tier four restrictions are set to receive a one-off top-up grant…

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How retailers can build a strong digital presence

Despite the announcement of a COVID vaccine last week, it’s clear that consumers’ shopping habits won’t be returning to ‘normal’…

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BRC says national lockdown will be severe on businesses

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released a response to the latest lockdown restrictions imposed by the government stating the…

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Tesco limits sale of essential items

Tesco has limited the number of sales customers can make on essential goods such as toilet roll, flour, dried pasta,…

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