Education publisher Pearson reveals big drop in sales due to schools and exam centres closing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 24 July 2020 Education publisher Pearson revealed a big drop in sales after schools and exam centres were closed. Demand for printed textbooks … Read more
Britons looking to get their fix of sunshine, sandy beaches and sangria this summer are opting to drive into Europe to avoid the risk of using air travel, new data shows. With fears of flight cancellations, travel refund uncertainty and concerns about contracting Covid-19 on planes, many see putting their family into a motor and … Read more
DIY boom during lockdown helps put B&Q owner Kingfisher back on road to recovery By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 22 July 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 22 July 2020 A DIY boom during lockdown has helped put B&Q owner Kingfisher back on the road to recovery. The firm, which also … Read more
Britvic hit by large quarterly sales plunge after lockdown forced pubs and restaurants to close The ‘eat out to help out’ scheme could provide a boost for Britvic in August Britvic’s total revenues so far this year are down five per cent to just over £1bn CEO Simon Litherland: The results show the ‘full market … Read more
Chief contractor on refurbishment of Grenfell Tower used ‘Essex boy patter’ to try and persuade others involved in the project to use cheaper cladding, inquiry hears Rydon contracts manager Simon Lawrence wanted cheaper cladding used The contractor had altered financial figures to keep the cost savings themselves The Grenfell Inquiry heard they building’s owners wanted … Read more
Harry Potter publisher boosted by lockdown readers: Bloomsbury magics up strong sales for fantasy fiction and digital books Harry Potter book sales helped Bloomsbury’s children’s division to jump by 27% In April, the company furloughed staff and cut its board members’ pay by 30% Britons read 2.7 hours more per week in early May than … Read more
Supermarket sales have risen £3.2billion to a new record high as people working from home splash out on tea, coffee and biscuits. Grocery sales for the 12 weeks to July 12 skyrocketed by 16.9 per cent – the fastest since records began in 1994. Shoppers spent an additional £24million on tea and coffee and £19million on biscuits as people … Read more
In times of crisis, foods from our childhood can provide a lot of comfort. And apparently, our dish of choice is trifle – we’ve been buying mountains of the stuff during the pandemic. Sales of packet trifle kits have risen by 738 per cent this year, compared with 2019, researchers have found. Other Seventies dishes … Read more
I run a small jewellery business and am used to using Instagram and other social channels to market my pieces. But with all the pressures of the coronavirus crisis, it’s harder to convert my posts into sales. Do you have any tips? Sisters Elma and Amra Beganovich are digital influencers with a following of 2.3 … Read more
Nicola Daniels has spent — as many of us have during lockdown — a lot of time in her garden. The 32-year-old NHS physiotherapist has two sons, Zac, aged seven and Finn, three. ‘We were enjoying the outdoor space, but the state of our lawn was driving me insane,’ she says. Nicola’s lawn, laid by … Read more