All Coronavirus articles – Page 57
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News
Sosandar pens deals with Next and John Lewis as sales surge during lockdown
Sosandar will start selling its clothing through the John Lewis and Next websites as it seeks to build on surging sales during the first two months of its financial year.
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Analysis
Analysis: Never waste a crisis – how coronavirus galvanised retail
In the space of a few months, Britain and its retailers have been plunged into a crisis the scale of which few would ever have imagined.
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News
Retail sales slump in May despite relaxed lockdown restrictions
After a record low in April, May sales figures showed little signs of improvement, registering the second-worst decline since records began in 1995.
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Tapi Carpets backers invest £16m as it eyes route to profitability
Tapi Carpets has secured £16m in new investment and set out its ambitions to become profitable within 18 months.
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Opinion
Opinion: Changes to Sunday trading won’t kickstart a retail recovery
Few issues divide the retail industry and fire up an emotional response like Sunday trading.
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News
Dunelm opens new high street concept store
Dunelm has opened a new concept store on Crawley High Street under the Dunelm Edit fascia.
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Morrisons extends small suppliers immediate payments pledge
Morrisons is extending its pledge to make immediate payments to small suppliers for a further three months to help them through the coronavirus crisis.
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Retail Voice
Why employee experience is key to future success
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, retailers need to consider what their employees’ new priorities will be if they want to attract and retain the right people, writes Jane Christopher, head of the Northern European HR team at Citrix.
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News
Primark places gagging orders on some landlords amid rental negotiations
Primark has reportedly agreed to pay a select group of landlords ahead of June’s quarterly rent day, but has asked some recipients to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
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Intu puts administrators on standby ahead of crunch financing talks
Beleaguered shopping centre operator Intu has put KPMG on standby ahead of a fortnight of negotiations with lenders.
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Sunday trading laws could be suspended across England
The government is mulling a year-long suspension of Sunday trading restrictions across England in a bid to boost the economy.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can coronavirus clothing crisis help Amazon’s fashion credibility?
As fashion struggles worldwide, is this Amazon’s golden opportunity to play saviour and gain market share or will its utilitarian credentials keep it from breaking through?
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Opinion
Opinion: The time is ripe for a new breed of retail entrepreneurs
As the great retail shake-out continues, hastened rather than precipitated by the Coronavirus lockdown, so we are seeing thousands lose their jobs. Many skilled retailers – with experience of head office as well as the shop floor – are currently surplus to requirement. Will they be lost forever? I hope not. Indeed, I believe there should be a concerted effort to keep them and harness their knowledge to revitalise the high street.
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Opinion
Dispatch: How retailers can adopt a smart store reopening strategy
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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News
Retail footfall starts to rise in May as more essential stores reopen
While still marking an unprecedented low amid the coronavirus pandemic, retail footfall in May improved slightly to a 73.3% decline compared with 80.1% in April.
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News
Victoria’s Secret UK division tumbles into administration
Victoria’s Secret’s UK arm has fallen into administration, putting nearly 800 jobs at risk.
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News
Digital retail sales soar to 12-year high as lockdown forces shoppers online
New data shows that online retail sales grew 32.7% year on year in May, marking the highest annual result since March 2008 as shoppers were forced online by the closure of stores due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
Gap losses spiral due to effects of coronavirus store closures
Clothing retailer Gap has reported losses of nearly $1bn due to store closures in the US and internationally during the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
Coronavirus: Debenhams to reopen 50 stores from June 15
Embattled department store chain Debenhams has announced it will reopen 50 stores across England on June 15, following the closure of its estate due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Gallery
In pictures: How international retailers have made stores safe post-lockdown
As the UK prepares to reopen ‘non-essential’ stores on June 15, we look at some of the innovative measures being deployed by retailers that are already back in business across the globe.