All Coronavirus articles – Page 16
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DataData: The grocery winners and losers from the Covid-19 pandemic
Now that most grocers have issued full-year results, Retail Week crunches the numbers on a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic that supercharged food retailing.
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Retail VoiceHow we are levelling the playing field for small businesses
As we start to look beyond the pandemic, there has never been a greater need for small and medium-sized businesses to strengthen their online position, says head of SMB for Europe Martin Machinandiarena
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DataData: Aldi wins back market share as customers return to supermarkets
Discounter Aldi has seen its grocery market share grow for the first time in the last year, as many customers who had been buying food online returned to supermarkets in April.
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OpinionLisa Hooker: ‘Vaccine confidence is driving a golden generation of shoppers’
For the first time in months, non-essential retailers and outdoor hospitality businesses have reopened in England.
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s boss King backs Snappy Group delivery start-up
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has joined Snappy Group, a start-up that helps local corner shops sell online, after personally making a “significant investment” in the business.
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Retail VoiceCollaborative ecommerce – the post-Covid route for mid-sized retailers
When it comes to supply-chain logistics, mid-sized businesses must work together to ensure they keep up with the ecommerce boom, says Wincanton managing director of digital and efulfilment Paul Durkin.
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NewsGousto swings into black as boss says grocery delivery is here to stay
Gousto has delivered its first ever full-year profit as its chief executive backs the grocery home-delivery revolution to outlast the pandemic.
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NewsRetail sales recover in March as Covid restrictions start to ease
Retail sales rose in March but across the quarter were “subdued overall”.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Dixons’ sustainability hire is a sign of the changing times
Dixons Carphone’s recruitment of Moira Thomas to lead a new sustainability drive could hardly have been better timed.
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NewsPrimark boss insists ‘fashion is back’ as lockdown easing takes effect
Shoppers filled their baskets with the latest styles as well as staples at Primark when the retailer reopened, signalling hopes of a return to more normal life post-pandemic.
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OpinionAnita Balchandani: ‘Expect a spending splurge but not a straight-line recovery’
After a long hiatus, as non-essential retail reopened in the UK the early signs suggest there are reasons to look forward with optimism.
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NewsUK retail footfall rebounds but pre-Covid comparisons highlight fragile growth
UK retail destinations all experienced a bounce when non-essential retail and some outdoor hospitality reopened, but weak pre-Covid comparisons show how far the industry still has to recover.
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NewsNike to crack down on retail partners in bid to curb reselling
US sportswear giant Nike has warned retail partners that it will cut supplies of limited-edition trainers in a bid to curb an upsurge in reselling.
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NewsEG Group swoops for £100m Leon acquisition
EG Group, the petrol forecourts business whose billionaire founders also own supermarket chain Asda, have snapped up food-to-go business Leon for £100m.
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DataData: How the pandemic has supercharged the warehouse space race
The closure of ‘non-essential’ stores because of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated surge in home delivery heralded record warehouse space expansion in 2020.
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NewsRetailers team up with government to launch #ShopKind campaign
Retailers including Tesco and B&Q have teamed up with various trade bodies, the Home Office, charity Crimestoppers and unions to launch a new campaign around staff abuse.
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Opinion‘As the way we work changes forever, let’s not forget the value of office life’
When John Lewis Partnership chair Sharon White wrote in a recent letter to partners that “difficult decisions taken now will hopefully set the course for those next generations”, she was referring to the rebalancing of the business’ operations from store-based to digital channels.
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NewsDeliveroo hails strong performance in first update as listed business
Deliveroo has hailed a strong quarter with orders and gross transaction value across its platform both up in its first quarter as a listed company.
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NewsNaked Wines exceeds sales guidance as it seizes US opportunities
Pureplay wine specialist Naked Wines has hailed its performance over the last financial year, reporting it has exceeded sales guidance driven in particular by its US market.
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NewsAO hails ‘outstanding progress’ as sales and profits soar
AO.com has reported strong sales and expects profits for the year to be in line with market consensus after capitalising on “ the challenges and opportunities” presented by the pandemic.