All Coronavirus articles – Page 75
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NewsAsos warehouse should stay open, staff union says
The trade union that represents Asos’s Barnsley distribution workers wants the warehouse there to carry on trading, rejecting calls for its closure by rival unions and politicians who have questioned coronavirus safety measures at the premises.
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NewsCoronavirus stockpiling sees grocery sales rocket beyond Christmas spend
Supermarket sales growth for March was the biggest on record as nervous consumers stockpiled groceries as the UK went into lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWHSmith and Sainsbury’s extend supply tie-up in hospital stores
WHSmith and Sainsbury’s have extended their supply partnership to hospitals to help support NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsArcadia defers pension payments and cancels supplier orders
Topshop parent company Arcadia has launched a series of measures to cut down on costs amid the coronavirus crisis, including deferring payment into its pension scheme.
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NewsM&S launches food boxes for household essentials
Marks & Spencer has launched a new grocery initiative that will allow shoppers to order food boxes online filled with 20 household essentials.
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NewsConsumer confidence takes a hit as coronavirus fears heighten
Consumer confidence dropped by two points this month as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can non-essential retailers trade online without damaging their brand?
Since the government forced all ‘non-essential’ shops to close last Monday, many retailers have found themselves at something of an impasse.
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NewsBrighthouse falls into administration following coronavirus store closures
Rent-to-own retailer Brighthouse has tumbled into administration, putting 2,400 jobs at risk.
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NewsHammerson rental income plummets as struggling retailers fail to pay
Institutional landlord Hammerson said it only received about a third of the rent payments it was due for the second quarter of the year last week, as struggling retailers asked for coronavirus-related deferrals.
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NewsOcado struggles to deal with ‘10 times higher than normal’ level of demand
Online grocer Ocado has said it cannot fulfil the “unprecedented demand” for its services as it does not have the capacity to deal with the “10 times higher than normal” level of orders.
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NewsMorrisons to give £10m to food banks during coronavirus crisis
Morrisons is to dish out £10m of food to food banks across the UK during the coronavirus crisis by ramping up production from its own manufacturing sites.
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NewsBoots and Amazon support NHS in coronavirus testing drive
Boots and Amazon have joined forces with the government to launch a new coronavirus testing drive for frontline NHS staff.
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OpinionRichard Walker: Coronavirus has brought out the best in retail
It feels like we have suddenly stepped into a parallel universe, where none of the normal conventions that have framed our lives apply.
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NewsRetail industry launches £10m coronavirus appeal
RWRC – the home of Retail Week and World Retail Congress – retailTRUST and the British Retail Consortium have joined forces to raise £10m for retail staff who are facing financial distress as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsZalando warehouses to stay open despite fall in consumer demand
Pureplay fashion retailer Zalando says it will keep its warehouses open in a bid to preserve “business continuity” despite saying it had seen a drop in consumer demand for its products due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsMike Ashley ‘deeply apologetic’ over coronavirus stores row
Frasers Group chief executive Mike Ashley has apologised after his Sports Direct business was embroiled in a row about whether stores could open during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus: Next and TK Maxx halt online orders
Fashion giants Next and TK Maxx have closed their warehouses and stopped taking online orders to protect staff from the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: Exceptional times call for compassionate leaders
Across the UK, and the world, millions of employees will have packed up their desks this past week and retreated to the sanctuary of their own homes.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers may face further pain from force majeure disputes
In little more than a week, the retail landscape in the UK has suffered unprecedented upheaval. When the dust has settled, the fallout from the Covid-19 outbreak may turn out to be one of the most significant economic events for a generation.
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NewsRiver Island to shut distribution centre amid coronavirus crackdown
River Island says it will close down its UK warehouse by the end of this week in a bid to “protect the health of our employees”.