Pandemic
This coverage examines the impact of pandemics on the UK retail industry, focusing on operational disruption, financial challenges, consumer behaviour shifts, and recovery strategies. Reporting highlights store closures, safety measures, supply chain pressures, leadership decisions, and lessons learned to enhance resilience. Tailored for executives and managers, it provides insights to navigate crisis situations and strengthen preparedness.
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Jun- 2020 -26 JuneTips
The New Normal in Retail: The State of Shopping After Lockdown
The retail sector in the country gears up for reopening as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are starting to get lifted. However, although many stores and shopping centres are preparing to reopen to the public, they are required to ensure a healthy and safe shopping environment and provide their customers with a…
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26 JuneNews
Tesco sales soar as online business booms
Tesco saw sales surge in the first quarter of trading, with like-for-like sales up 8.2% despite the pandemic and nationwide lockdown. In the quarter ended 30 May, total sales were up by 9.2%, while online sales soared by 48.5% as more shoppers shifted online. The group doubled its online capacity…
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25 JuneM&A
Amazon’s proposed stake in Deliveroo cleared by CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo for the second time, on the basis that it is not likely to result in a “substantial lessening of competition”. In its initial provisional findings, published in April, the CMA provisionally cleared Amazon’s investment on the…
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25 JuneComment
Is it time retailers challenged digital transformation?
I think we have all heard enough about how quickly we have adapted to working from home, the constant play on words of “new normal”, “next normal”, “old normal” (whatever that means) and the “I told you so” smugness of digital transformation agencies (yes, I am from one of them!)…
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25 JuneClothing & Shoes
The Very Group to cut 141 roles as part of tech restructure
The Very Group has announced it is set to cut 141 roles from its head office and customer care teams as part of a restructure which will also see around a 100 roles created elsewhere. The only retail group, which operates brands such as Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.co.uk, will further expand…
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25 JuneNews
The Mall Maidstone appoints Gavin Cockayne as general manager
Capital and Regional and The Mall Maidstone have announced the appointment of Gavin Cockayne as the new general manager, succeeding Andy Davy, who is retiring from the company after 11 years. Cockayne has over 20 years experience in the retail industry, working with a number of major UK retailers in…
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24 JuneCoronavirus
Naked Wines reports £200m revenues in FY results
Naked Wines has reported a 14% increase in revenues to £203m for the full-year period ended 30 March, up from £178.4m the previous year. The company also revealed that losses before tax also reduced to £5.4m, compared with £10m in 2019. Naked Wines said the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic…
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23 JuneCoronavirus Featured Content
Three ways that Covid-19 will change British retail forever
In the midst of a global pandemic the UK high street is suffering more than ever before with many ailing big names, from fashion retailer French Connection warning it will run out of cash within the next few months unless it secures a cash injection, to the ongoing struggles of…
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23 JuneCoronavirus
Shoe Zone to make redundancies as 20 shops close
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone has revealed that 20 of its stores will not open post-lockdown, resulting in a number of its staff being made redundant. The news comes after the company reported a loss of £2.5m for the 26 weeks to 4 April 2020, compared with a profit of £1m…
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22 JuneClothing & Shoes
JD Sports in talks to appoint administrators for Go Outdoors
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports is reportedly lined up to bring in administrators for its Go Outdoors business. In a statement released this morning, JD Sports said: “The group can confirm that it has considered a number of strategic options for Go and that Go’s directors have lodged the notice…
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