Pandemic

Games Workshop profits soar in full-year results

Games Workshop saw its pre-tax profits jump to £89.4m during the year ended 31 May 2020, up from £81.3 in…

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Next performance ‘better than expected’ in Q2

Next has announced that full-price sales in its second quarter fell by only 28%, welcoming the “better than expected” results…

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Sainsbury’s trials virtual queuing system

Sainsbury’s is piloting a virtual queuing system to test whether the technology will help customers “stay safe, save time and…

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Harrods boss warns tourists may not return until 2022

The managing director of the iconic department store Harrods has warned that US and Asian tourists may not return until…

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Arcadia on verge of launching restructuring process

Arcadia is reportedly set to launch a restructuring process just a year after it pushed from a CVA proposal, as…

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Hotel Chocolat sees 200% digital sales boost during Q4

Confectionery retailer Hotel Chocolat has reported a 200% surge in digital sales during its  fourth quarter of trading. This was…

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Consumer anxiety halves in June

The number of consumers comfortable about returning to shops almost doubled from May to June, with “anxious consumers becoming optimistic…

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How Covid-19 has changed consumer behaviour

We are five months into one of the most catastrophic events of recent history, and the world’s economies are still…

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Dyson to axe 900 jobs

Dyson is set to cut almost 900 jobs as a result of consumers turning to online purchases during the Covid-19…

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Naked Wines chairman to step down

Naked Wines chairman, John Walden, has announced he will step down from the position. Walden has informed the board of…

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