All Stores and property articles – Page 120
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DataData: What search trends reveal about shopping in lockdown
As the retail industry edges slowly towards the resumption of business, online search data shows UK search habits have dramatically changed since the lockdown began. As well as seeking out essential goods, consumers have made the most of forced time at home to take up new hobbies and DIY projects.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should Sunday trading hours be relaxed during coronavirus crisis?
The coronavirus outbreak has again put the extension of Sunday trading hours on the agenda and business secretary Alok Sharma has launched a review. Retail Week asks industry experts for their views.
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NewsRetail vacancy rates inch up as BRC warns of worse to come
Retail vacancy rates have inched up during the first quarter of the year, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic likely to cause further damage according to the BRC.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Next become a force to be reckoned with in beauty retail?
Hours after Debenhams confirmed that it would exit its five store across Hammerson-owned shopping centres, Next unveiled details of an unikely swoop.
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NewsCoronavirus: White Stuff prepares for ‘significant’ job cuts
White Stuff is preparing to make a “significant” number of redundancies, even after coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted, due to a fall in demand for its wares.
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NewsSuperdry European footfall rebound gives confidence for UK
Shopper footfall has bounced back at reopened Superdry stores in Germany, giving grounds for optimism that the same will happen when the UK emerges from coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsHotel Chocolat looks to high street stores ahead of phased reopening
Specialist retailer Hotel Chocolat has said it will look to reopen high street and self-standing independent stores first, ahead of it beginning a trial reopening of a number of stores as takeaway locations from next week.
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NewsNext swoops on Debenhams sites for new beauty store format
Next has snapped up five stores across Hammerson’s estate which Debenhams is exiting for the launch of a new beauty store concept.
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NewsDebenhams to shut stores in Hammerson centres at cost of 1,400 jobs
Debenhams is to shut five stores in some of the UK’s most-high profile malls after failing to agree on terms with landlord Hammerson, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionPeter Pritchard: How to win the trust of colleagues and customers after lockdown
I think the entire retail community would agree with me when I say that we’ve simply never experienced anything like the current situation before.
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NewsCustomer limits and no-contact returns policies on agenda for store reopenings
A limit on the number of customers allowed in a store at any one time and no-contact returns are just some of the measures being considered by the government ahead of any non-essential store reopenings.
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NewsIntu drafts in restructuring expert in battle for survival
Intu has drafted in a chief restructuring officer in a bid to beef up its turnaround efforts.
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NewsCoronavirus: Greggs postpones reopening plans amid crowd fears
Greggs has postponed plans to reopen some of its stores next week amid fears that it could spark crowds at the chain’s outlets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Dixons Carphone’s ShopLive be retail’s answer to Zoom?
As people spend more time at home during the coronavirus lockdown, digital technology has taken on a central role in life, whether video conferencing with colleagues or shopping online.
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NewsJohn Lewis considers permanently closing some stores after lockdown
The chair of John Lewis has admitted the retailer may permanently close some of its department stores, even after the coronavirus lockdown ends.
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NewsIntu could lose control of key shopping centres
Bondholders of debt secured against retail property giant Intu are preparing plans that could see them seize the retailer’s key assets as early as June.
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AnalysisCoronavirus: Next’s Lord Wolfson on cash, customers and trading safely
As fashion bellwether Next reports a “faster and steeper” fall in sales in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak than expected, how is the retailer adapting to tough conditions afflicting the whole industry?
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NewsHomebase to reopen 50 more stores after ‘successful trial’
Homebase is set to reopen a further 50 stores across the UK from today, following the “successful trial” reopening of 20 shops.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How home and DIY retailers can nail lockdown challenges
As government regulations keep the UK housebound, many consumers have taken the opportunity to use their extra time and extra cash to improve their lockdown locations, giving the home and DIY sector a boost
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NewsCoronavirus: Shop prices plummet at sharpest rate since 2017
Shop prices fell in April at their steepest rate in over three years, exacerbated by non-food, as retailers grappled with the impact of economic uncertainty on consumer confidence and discretionary spending triggered by coronavirus.