All High Street articles – Page 50
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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
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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