All High Street articles – Page 49
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NewsRetail industry leaders demand committee inquiry into violence against shopworkers
Industry bodies are calling for action to tackle the tens of thousands of acts of violence against shopworkers every year
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NewsA third of retail’s rent bill unpaid for June quarter
Figures from Remit Consulting suggest that overall commercial tenants had underpaid by £1.5bn for the second consecutive quarter
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs to cut jobs as sales remain well below pre-coronavirus levels
Greggs has confirmed it will cut staff numbers as its level of custom will remain “below normal for the foreseeable future” as sales remain well down year-on-year. Plus, Hotel Chocolat falls to annual loss, B&M’s sales surge continues and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsLandlords ‘exploiting loophole’ to recover rent arrears from retailers
Landlords have been using county court judgements to ’undermine the will of parliament’, the BRC’s CEO has claimed
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NewsSainsbury’s installs ‘Argos hub’ at second store
The hub – effectively a full Argos branch within a supermarket – is a relocation of a high street branch
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the food-to-go market recover from the coronavirus crisis?
Research suggests the market will bounce back by 2022, due to its versatility, low contact and value-led proposition
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose to roll out joint loyalty scheme
It follows a pilot in which 60,000 MyWaitrose and My John Lewis loyalty cardholders received a combined card in September 2018
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales recover for fourth consecutive month
UK retail sales continued to recover in August, with sales up a further 0.8% in the fourth consecutive month of sector growth. Plus, coronavirus lockdown costs Applegreen €400m in lost sales and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsFood-to-go market value set to recover from £6bn decline by 2022
Latest report from Lumina Intelligence predicts a 29% fall in food to go sales this year
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NewsGovernment confirms extension of protection against eviction for businesses
The protection, which has been in place since March, was due to expire on 1 October but will now last until the end of the year
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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.