All High Street articles – Page 44
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NewsGovernment rules out paying businesses’ rent shortfall
Protections against eviction are expected to be extended for three months but a grant scheme is said to be off the table
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NewsPoundland launches alcohol range in latest transformation step
The booze ‘shops in shops’ are offering branded wines, gin, rum, vodka, ready-mixed drinks, lagers, ciders and real ales
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NewsHarvey Nichols set to make 70 redundancies at Edinburgh store
The Edinburgh store is its only Scottish branch in a portfolio of eight across the UK and Ireland
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News125,000 retail jobs lost so far in 2020, according to report
Retail jobs have been shed at a rate of 15,700 a month, according to figures from the Centre for Retail Research
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NewsHolland & Barrett recalls nut-based products over salmonella fears
The issue is linked to the same supplier that led to the recall from Eat Natural last month
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NewsPret launches coffee subscription scheme for £20 a month
‘YourPret Barista’ will allow customers to have up to five barista-prepared drinks a day for £20 a month
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NewsCosta puts focus on price with new Mini cup size
Costa has also reduced the price of its lunchtime meal deal from £4.95 to £4
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Analysis & FeaturesFive ways the vaping industry is adapting to new shopping habits
Across the UK, vape stores have shuttered due to low footfall during lockdown. Here are some of the ways the industry is adapting to survive the pandemic
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat future for independent vape stores as hundreds go up in smoke?
Vape stores have suffered hundreds of permanent closures due to Covid. So is their golden era over – and how much of their sales will grocers pick up?
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NewsCity Snapshot: Empty offices leave retail locations deserted
UK footfall remained 34.8% down year-on-year in August despite the reopening of shops and the ending of lockdown as empty offices mean footfall is not returning to towns and city centres.
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Comment & OpinionThe coffee category may be stable, but it’s full of innovation and competition
The premiumisation trend shows no sign of slowing amid increased activity from the coffee giants, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsFortnum & Mason revamps website with focus on service
The new site offers shopping options using a range of international currencies
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NewsCross-party MP group joins the BRC in demanding new laws to protect shopworkers
The 11 MPs have signed a new ‘Shopworkers’ Protection Pledge’ launched by the BRC
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NewsCosta Coffee trials street-facing counter for first time at London store
The Argyll Street branch in Oxford Circus also features an outdoor ordering screen
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NewsCity snapshot: Pret a Manger to cut 2,800 jobs amid coronavirus sales slump
Pret a Manger is to cut more than a third of its workforce in a bid to survive
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales rise back above pre-pandemic levels
UK retail sales rose back above the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic in July as consumer demand continues to rebound, according to official government figures
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NewsHotel Chocolat extends St Neots DC with outlet store
Hotel Chocolat also has six outlet branches in Cheshire Oaks, York, Bridgend, the O2 (London), Clarks Village (Somerset) and Gloucester Quays
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NewsCity snapshot: Mothercare to relaunch in the UK with Boots
Baby and child retail brand Mothercare has announced it has signed off on a ten year deal to sell its goods through Boots UK following the closure of its own UK store estate.
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NewsSelfridges launches major sustainability drive with reselling initiatives
Chairman Alannah Weston said coronavirus had helped Selfridges understand how ‘fragile’ its systems are
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NewsFortnum & Mason launches podcast on key issues and trends in food
The podcast will be presented by food writer and critic Tom Parker Bowles, who also writes the luxury retailer’s annual recipe book The Cook Book