MARKET REPORT: Rightmove slumps as it reveals £20m sales hit 

Green shoots in the housing market have failed to win over Rightmove investors as the property listings site warned it is likely to take another £20million hit to revenues this year. Rightmove has clocked up its ten busiest-ever days since the market began reopening on May 13. In the last seven days alone the number … Read more

Chapel Down increases its online sales 16-fold

Chapel Down increases its online sales 16-fold during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 Chapel Down said it had increased its online sales 16-fold during lockdown.  Bosses at the English winemaker said the last three months have been ‘extremely … Read more

Pret a Manger job cuts feared after leaked video reveals sales

Fears mounting over job cuts at Pret a Manger after leaked video reveals dire sales in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 22 June 2020 Fears are mounting over job cuts at Pret a Manger after a leaked video revealed dire sales in … Read more

Retail sales improve from record lows in April but…

Britain’s retailers are still struggling through the coronavirus pandemic despite a much-needed boost in sales last month compared with the record lows in April – as lockdown turned thriving high streets into ghost towns. Sales volumes in May jumped 12 per cent compared with the previous month, although they were still down 13.1 per cent … Read more

Fashion chain Joules dives in to the red as lockdown hurts sales 

Fashion chain Joules dives in to the red as lockdown hurts sales following the closure of all of its 128 stores By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:16 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 16 June 2020 Fashion chain Joules has tumbled into the red following the closure of its 128 … Read more

After 86 long days of coronavirus lockdown, get ready for the sales of the century

Finally it’s here! Tomorrow morning, hundreds of branches of high street shops across the country will be throwing open their doors for the first time since the lockdown began in March. At long last, we can start getting back to some kind of normality and wander once again around some of our favourite shops, seeing … Read more

Country homes worth £1m lead the way as property sales edge back up

Now it’s Millionaire’s Lane: Country homes worth £1million-plus lead the way as property sales edge back up after lockdown New sales agreed are just 12% short of the levels seen in early March, Zoopla says  New sales agreed of homes priced at £1m or more are 16% higher  Demand from sellers is 54% higher than … Read more

Fever-Tree shop sales spike by a quarter as Britons sip gin at home

Fever-Tree shop sales spike by a quarter as Britons sip gin at home By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 Fever-Tree shop sales spiked by a quarter as Britons sipped gin at home.  The tonic maker Fever-Tree saw sales from supermarkets and … Read more