England

Dobbies reopens 54 UK sites amid Covid-19 pandemic

Garden centre chain Dobbies is to reopen all of 54 of its UK sites today (13 May 2020), following government…

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Retail industry responds to PM’s conditional plan to ease lockdown

The retail industry has reacted to the prime minister’s announcement last night that outlined a ‘conditional’ to ease lockdown with…

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Supermarket Peep: a glimpse at UK shopping behaviours in the now

As we sit in our make-shift offices, attempting to keep a work-life balance and ponder where we will go on…

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Government launches £6.1m fund to help high streets through pandemic

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are set to receive a £6.1m funding boost to help high streets and town centres through…

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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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Lockdown to persist says Johnson, clergy weigh in on behaviour of corona-corporations

The PM is back at his desk and says the lockdown must continue for the foreseeable future, and it would…

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Dunelm CEO takes 90% pay cut as company seeks coronavirus loan

Homeware retailer Dunelm has announced its CEO, Nick Wilkinson, has taken a 90% pay cut as it confirmed it is…

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Sainsbury’s lifts food restrictions as stock levels improve

In a letter to customers Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe has revealed that the supermarket giant has lifted buying restrictions on…

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Ocado unveils new measures as it apologises for inability to meet demand

Ocado has issued an apology to its customers for being unable to meet the current demand for its deliveries which…

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Tesco to launch NHS Nightingale pop-up stores

‘Big 4’ grocer Tesco has announced plans to open pop-up convenience stores at NHS Nightingale sites across the UK, amid…

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