Pandemic

Aldi pledges £3.5bn towards UK suppliers

Aldi has outlined plans to increase its spending on UK-made food and drink by £3.5bn by 2025, as part of…

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Arcadia to offload flagship Topshop store

Arcadia Group has announced that Eastdil and Savills have been hired to oversee the sale of retail chain Topshop’s flagship…

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Ann Summers CVA approved by creditors

Ann Summers has announced that its CVA has been approved by 90% of its creditors, which will see 25 of…

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Clarks shareholders approve £100m LionRock Capital rescue deal

Clarks has announced that its shareholders have approved a financial rescue deal from a Hong Kong-based private equity company. LionRock…

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Four positive signals of a happy new year for retailers in 2021

The resilience of retail has been a remarkable success story of 2020 in the face of continuing huge challenges. The…

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Planning for the Future White Paper

The Government published the Planning for the Future White Paper  in August, hailing it as a once in a generation…

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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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Retail sales down 3.8% in November

Retail sales in November were down 3.8% compared to the previous month, according to the latest figures published by the…

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Furlough scheme extended until April 2021

The furlough scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021 with the government continuing to contribute 80% towards…

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Non-essential retail to close in Wales

The First Minister of Wales has confirmed that the country will move to alert level four amid rising Covid-19 cases,…

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