Hidden jobs crisis on the High Street: Redundancies by big-name retailers are just the tip of the iceberg as we reveal small shops have shed at least 53,000 staff By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 10 August 2020 Britain’s independent retailers have been forced … Read more
One-way traffic, hand-sanitiser stations, clothes quarantines and Perspex screens – shopping on the country’s high streets looks very different today than it did before lockdown began three months ago. Non-essential retailers are now open for the first time in months, meaning a flurry of behind-the-scenes activity as owners adjust to the ‘new normal’ – from … Read more
I have an old dishwasher that needs replacing – it was already on its last legs and finally gave up the ghost at the start of lockdown in March. I’m finding it difficult to find a firm where I can order a new one but also have it installed and take away the old one, … Read more
Retailers jump as restrictions are eased with non-essential shops to open from June 15 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 British retailers were finally back on the front foot yesterday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set a date for them to … Read more
All shops open from June 15th! Boris announces full-steam ahead for next stage of unlockdown with street markets and car showrooms open next week Outdoor markets and car showrooms will now be able to reopen from June 1 Independent shops and department stores will be able to reopen from June 15 But government warns shops … Read more
As some large retailers begin reopening stores ahead of a moderate relaxation of lockdown rules, it’s fair to say things are looking a bit brighter for businesses. But small retailers and independent stores lack the big budgets, sizeable staff and space that giant chains have and many are wondering how they can prepare to reopen … Read more
Retailers suffer worst slump on record with sales of goods across the UK plummeting by almost a fifth in April By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:34 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 12 May 2020 Sales of goods across the UK plummeted by almost a fifth in April as the … Read more
A third of the UK economy has ‘shut down’ because of the coronavirus pandemic, MPs were warned today. Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, made the astonishing revelation as pressure increased on Boris Johnson to plot a way out of the crisis. Mr Marshall warned that another third of businesses were … Read more