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OpinionAlia Hawa: ‘Covid certificates are unnecessary and will damage retail’s recovery’
With non-essential retail reopening today, news that the government is considering making Covid certificates mandatory for customers in stores comes as another blow.
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NewsGovernment faces criticism as it hints at Covid certificates in stores
Coronavirus certificates could be needed to enter some high street shops from this summer, the government has hinted, as Labour pledged to vote against any such plans.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How John Lewis, Ikea, Primark and others are preparing to reopen
With ‘non-essential’ retailers given the green light to reopen stores on April 12, Retail Week looks at how the sector is preparing.
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DataData: Post-lockdown spending priorities – has Covid changed what and how we shop?
How will a year of on-off restrictions impact how we shop going forward? As we near the end of lockdown, Retail Week teams up with Walnut Unlimited to ask consumers what their post-lockdown spending priorities are and how they differ to life before Covid.
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NewsCommercial evictions ban extended until end of June
The government has extended the commercial evictions moratorium until the end of June, in a move that will bring relief to struggling high street retail and hospitality businesses.
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NewsRetail footfall climbs in February with lockdown end in sight
Footfall across all retail destinations rose between January and February this year, as customers flocked back to stores in anticipation of the easing of lockdown restrictions.
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NewsJohn Lewis plots further store closures as Covid crisis bites
John Lewis is planning a fresh round of store closures as the impact of the coronavirus crisis on physical retail deepens.
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NewsNext boss calls for business rates reform as Sunak delays government review
Next boss Lord Wolfson has called for business rates on high street stores to be slashed by a third to stem the tide of store closures.
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DataData: Shoppers most excited to return to Primark after lockdown
Consumers feel more comfortable now about returning to stores than they did last May, exclusive research for Retail Week has shown, and shoppers are most excited to return to Primark.
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NewsRecord spending spree to reignite economy post-pandemic, says BoE
The economy could hit pre-pandemic levels in early 2022 if households start spending the £125bn in pent-up savings once the vaccine is rolled out, according to the Bank of England.
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NewsRetail footfall slides in January amid UK's third lockdown
Retail footfall dropped in January across all destinations as the UK went into lockdown for the third time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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DataData: The full impact of Covid-19 on retail footfall in 2020
Springboard has published its annual footfall review for 2020 and the figures drive home the catastrophic effect coronavirus had on all retail venues.
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NewsChancellor offers non-essential retailers grants for closed stores
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new support measures, including grants of up to £9,000 per closed store to non-essential retailers, following the announcement of a third national lockdown.
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NewsPost-Christmas footfall drops as shoppers stay home
Retail footfall during the period after Christmas declined across all destinations as tighter coronavirus restrictions came in across the UK.
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NewsBoxing Day footfall plummets as restrictions tighten
UK high streets were deserted on Boxing Day with shoppers choosing to remain at home as tier-four restrictions spread across more regions.
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NewsGovernment extends commercial evictions ban until April
The government is extending the moratorium on commercial tenant evictions until March 31, 2021.
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GalleryIn pictures: Festive footfall down as stores released from lockdown
Stores in England reopened their doors today, kick-starting the Christmas spending period after the latest lockdown, but shopper traffic was still steeply down year-on-year in key destinations.
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NewsNon-essential retail to reopen next week as Johnson pledges end to national lockdowns
The prime minister has confirmed all non-essential retailers will be allowed to reopen stores next week, as he pledged an end to national lockdowns in future.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Let’s be honest, has Covid killed the shop?
Over the past week three big stores based retailers - Debenhams, Arcadia and Bonmarche - have all gone bust. Although unsustainable stores were only part of the problem for these long-term struggling businesses, they contributed to their demise.
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NewsIntu Metrocentre taken over by Sovereign Centros
Shopping centre operator Sovereign Centros has taken ownership of the Metrocentre in Gateshead, as the assets of former institutional landlord Intu continue to be sold off.