Transforming the future of retail
January 14, 2021 1:47 amThe rapid pace of change currently reshaping retail has been accelerated by the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, with the transformation expected to continue well beyond the end... View Article
Tag Archive: coronavirus
John Lewis suspends click & collect service as it strengthens Covid safety measures
January 13, 2021 6:20 amThe John Lewis Partnership has announced a series of changes to its operations to make shopping safer for its customers and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.... View Article
John Lewis Partnership rolls out NHS Test & Trace rapid Covid-19 testing
December 18, 2020 10:52 amThe John Lewis Partnership has become one of the first UK businesses to pilot and roll out NHS Test and Trace lateral flow Covid-19 testing in... View Article
Primark predicts increased sales and profit despite impact of pandemic
December 5, 2020 7:54 amPrimark is expecting its sales and profits in the current financial year to be higher than the last despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic.... View Article
Aldi to repay full value of business rates relief
December 4, 2020 6:35 amSupermarket Aldi has committed to returning the full value of the business rates relief it has received during the coronavirus pandemic. In a short statement, the... View Article
Superdry sales impacted by lower footfall
November 6, 2020 8:13 amSuperdry saw its total revenue drop by 23.3% in the first half of its financial year after the business was affected by continuing disruption caused by... View Article
Insight: the rise of ‘squad shopping’
November 4, 2020 7:56 amNew research by online value retailer Studio has revealed that one in five UK shoppers have indulged in so called ‘squad shopping’ during the Covid-19 crisis... View Article
Boots to offer customers a 12-minute Covid-19 test within the next few weeks
October 26, 2020 11:04 amBoots is to introduce a new Covid-19 swab test that can return results in as little as 12 minutes. In a statement, the health and beauty... View Article
Footfall: impact of 10pm curfew relatively shortlived
October 13, 2020 8:02 amNew data on UK retail footfall reveals there was drop of 0.3% last week from the previous seven days. The figures from retail specialist Springboard shows... View Article
Consumer confidence rises despite Covid-19 restrictions
September 25, 2020 8:52 amNew figures have shown that consumer confidence in the UK has edged up in September despite the rise in Covid-19 restrictions across the country. The data... View Article
