Pandemic

Costa Coffee to increase staff pay by 5%

Costa Coffee has announced that all 14,500 of its store team members in UK company-owned stores will receive a 5%…

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61% of shop workers subjected to offensive behaviour, study finds

Some 61% of shop workers have experienced some form of offensive behaviour while working for their current employer, for whom…

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Morrisons warns of ‘industry-wide’ inflation as profits drop 37.1%

Morrisons has forecasted “industry-wide” price increases across the retail sector during the second half of FY22, as HGV driver issues…

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August online retail sales growth slows down

Online retail sales growth in August fell by 9.3% year-on-year, which was only a small improvement compared with July’s fall…

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Supply chain disruption hits Halfords’ bike sales

Halfords has announced that global supply chain disruptions have hit its cycling business in recent weeks, despite cycling sales rising…

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Tesco calls for apprenticeship reform

A reform to the Apprenticeship Levy could lead to an additional 8,000 new apprenticeships across the retail sector every year,…

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Labour shortages could continue for two-years, CBI warns

Labour supply problems could last for up to two years and will not be solved by the end of the…

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Nearly 50 high-street stores closed a day in H1, study finds

Over 8,700 chain stores have disappeared from UK retail locations in the first six months of 2021, equating to over…

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August footfall still 18% below pre-pandemic levels, says BRC

Total UK footfall four the four week period ended 28 August 2021 remained 18% below its pre-pandemic August 2019 level.…

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Staycations boost footfall recovery in August

Staycations helped footfall improve in August by around a quarter from -24.2% in July to  -18.6% in August, with the…

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