All High Street articles – Page 45
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Holland & Barrett’s future-proof store refit in Chelmsford
We paid a virtual visit to the retailer’s Chelmsford store, which has had a sustainability-led redesign
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NewsSuperdrug launches campaign to combat aggression towards staff
The retaler is also adopting a zero-tolerance approach to aggression, pledging to take the strongest action including supporting prosecution
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NewsPaying half of unpaid rents would save government nearly £7bn in lost taxes, industry leaders claim
Factoring in the impact of unemployment in the wider economy, the cost saving to the government would be even higher, according to the research
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NewsHotel Chocolat to recruit supply chain transformation manager
The supply chain transformation manager will report to director of fulfilment Robert Barrass, who joined the business in May
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NewsBusiness rates appeals rocket as Covid-hit firms claim ‘material change of circumstance’
The number of cases lodged in the first stage of the process was nearly as high in the three months to 30 June as in the previous three years
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NewsGovernment rent support still needed to save ‘hundreds of thousands of retail jobs’
A government ‘code of practice’ introduced in June to aid negotiations between landlords and tenants has not helped where businesses simply don’t have the money to pay, according to the BRC
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NewsNew government-backed guide promises up-to-date Covid advice for retailers
The guide, aimed at retailers ranging ‘from department stores to greengrocers’, promises up-to-date information on responsibilities to staff and customers
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NewsPoundland announces next 19 stores to get frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’
The stores will also get a makeover as part of Poundland’s transformation drive, the retailer said
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NewsHolland & Barrett boss reveals plastic-free ambition
CEO Tony Buffin said it will start the process by discontinuing the sale of plastic bottles
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NewsGovernment urged to give clarity over business rates to save jobs
Clarity is needed over whether the business rates holiday for retail and hospitality will continue beyond April 2021, say property experts
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Comment & OpinionWhy an online sales tax isn’t right for the retail sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has previously expressed concerns that business rates are effectively penalising high street stores and giving internet retailers an unfair advantage
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NewsSelfridges to cut 14% of workforce as coronavirus hits sales
The luxury retailer will make around 450 staff redundant in what group MD Anne Pitcher called the “toughest decision” it has ever had to make
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NewsPoundland plans to build flats above its first-ever freehold store
Poundland bought the historic site in Elgin to pay for repairs itself after the council served a dangerous building notice
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NewsPoundstretcher appoints new finance director as Hemant Patel leaves
Patel was finance director of both Poundstretcher and parent company Crown Crest Group
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NewsHolland & Barrett appoints VCCP to lead advertising strategy
The health food retailer awarded the account to VCCP following a pitch process that began in August last year
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NewsSelfridges opens outdoor market behind Oxford Street store
Selfridges has implemented several health and safety measures, including only allowing 16 customers to attend at any one time
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NewsPoundland launches free-from ranges across snacks, bakery and more
Poundland has also begun extending its latest multipricing strategy to general merchandise, with new electronics products
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NewsBusiness rates call for evidence launched as next revaluation pushed back to 2023
The new revaluation date means it will be based on rents payable in April 2021, reflecting the impact of the pandemic
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NewsPoundstretcher axes 10 area managers as Farmfoods takes over stores
Staff in buying and loss prevention also face redundancy this week
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NewsPoundland to launch online delivery and ‘destination stores’
The variety discounter is revamping its store estate in what it is calling its biggest-ever transformation programme