Sainsbury’s has said it will forgo the business rates relief that the UK government and the devolved administrations have granted to its stores since March. The... View Article
IKEA is to reopen 19 stores across England from 2 December including its flagship planning studio format in London’s Tottenham Court Road. In line with local... View Article
O2 is overhauling its store opening hours as it looks to give people more chances to shop following the reopening of retail stores when lockdown ends... View Article
New data has revealed that footfall across all UK retail destinations was down 55.4% year-on-year last week compared to the same seven-day period last year. However,... View Article
The TJ Hughes department store in Middlesbrough has been issued with fines totalling £17,000 by its local council for breaking lockdown rules. The store was also... View Article
B&Q owner Kingfisher grew its third quarter group like-for-like sales by 17.4% after trade was boosted by more people staying at home and carrying out DIY... View Article
Asda saw its like-for-like sales increase by 2.7% in its third quarter as the supermarket was boosted by a strong performance in its grocery and back-to-school... View Article
How Retail’s Last Mile Needs to Adapt to a Post-COVID World? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused consumers to alter their shopping behaviors, choices, loyalties... View Article
WH Smith has announced that it is to close 25 stores as it reported a group pre-tax loss £226 million for the year to 31 August.... View Article
Aldi is to pay its store and distribution staff a bonus as a thank you for working to keep the nation fed during the coronavirus pandemic.... View Article
