All Riots in the UK in 2011 articles – Page 3
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AnalysisRetailers speak out on UK riots
High profile retailers speak out on the riots and the impact on retail.
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NewsManchester open for trade
In a display of defiance to the looters and arsonists who only a night before had wreaked havoc in the city, Manchester retailers were open for trading the following day.
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NewsTrevor Reeves: "I felt total despair"
The owner of The House of Reeves furniture store in Croydon has described the “extremely emotional” moment when the store was demolished after being razed to the ground amid the riots.
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OpinionRetailers’ spirit will not be crushed by riots
This week’s riots across the UK weren’t just an attack on our cities. They were an attack on retail. Retailers have been in the front line of sickening theft and violence on an industrial scale.
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OpinionCrisis of confidence continues
Although the BRC was able to report “modest” retail sales growth in July, there was little for store chiefs’ comfort in the latest data.
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NewsRiot clean-up: Londoners sweep the streets
Gemma Goldfingle reporting from the London riot clean-up Thousands of Londoners took to the streets brandishing brooms, dustpans and bin bags in an effort to help retailers clean up the streets trashed by the riots this week.
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OpinionOpen for business
Watching the pockets of trouble break out across London and then England over the past few days has brought home to me the vulnerability of the retail sector in the face of mindless thuggery.
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NewsBirmingham city centre looting terror
Retailers in Birmingham faced a night of terror on Monday as organised gangs carried out an orchestrated spree of rioting that left many stores severely damaged.
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NewsUK riots: Footing the bill
The wave of rioting around the country was estimated to have cost retailers £80m in lost sales, because of store groups closing shops early and suffering low footfall as people stayed away.
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NewsRetailers count the cost as looters attack stores
Retailers are weighing up their next steps after hundreds of stores were looted as the worst rioting in living memory swept through England.
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NewsRiot-hit retailers granted business rate relief
Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed a series of concrete measures to help riot-hit retailers, including business rates holidays.
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NewsBRC urges business rate suspension for riot-hit retailers
Industry body the BRC has written to Prime Minister David Cameron asking for a temporary suspension of business rates for riot-hit retailers and other measures to support traders disrupted by this week’s disorder.
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GalleryIn pictures: Bringing out the best
In the most trying of circumstances this week retailers bonded with the affected communities like never before.
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GalleryIn pictures: Manchester riot damage
Retailers in Manchester were faced with cleaning and repairing damage to stores this morning after rioters took to the streets last night.
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NewsRiots calculated to have cost retailers £80m in lost sales
The mayhem caused by rioters has so far cost retailers £80m in lost sales, equating to £2.5m per working hour, as stores shut early and shoppers avoided trouble-spots.
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NewsRetail Trust launches campaign to help riot-affected shopkeepers
The Retail Trust has launched a campaign to raise funds for staff and shopkeepers affected by the riots ravaging the UK.
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NewsOne in ten UK businesses impacted by riots
Over 10% of the UK’s retail and leisure businesses have been directly impacted by riots and looting with 48,404 businesses impacted.
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NewsJD estimates riot damage will be £10m
JD Sports Fashion has estimated the financial impact of the riots to be more than £10m for the retailer.
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NewsVideo: Retailers hit as riots spread across the UK
Riots hit retailers across the UK last night while London remained largely calm.
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NewsBirmingham Jewellery Quarter shuts up shop this afternoon
The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter will shut down in the early afternoon today in a united front to prevent any further damage by rioters.
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