All High Street articles – Page 51
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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
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NewsWilko appoints Karen Mackay as group chief financial officer
Mackay joins the home and garden chain from Optegra International, where she has been group chief financial officer for five years
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NewsConsumer confidence rising as lockdown is eased, says IGD
IGD’s Shopper Confidence Index shows a combination of the easing, warm weather and low inflation has driven up confidence levels
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NewsCosta Coffee begins eat-in trials at 44 stores across the UK
Costa said it aims to extend the eat-in option to a further 1,000 stores by the end of the month
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NewsJohn Lewis to close eight stores as Boots axes 4,000 jobs
The John Lewis shops identified for closure include two full-size department stores in Birmingham and Watford
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NewsBoost for convenience and high street food stores to last after coronavirus, survey suggests
Just over half of shoppers will shop from local sources before going to a supermarket in the wake of lockdown, according to a YouGov survey
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NewsPoundland revenues flat as rivals open in former Poundworld sites
Like-for-like growth had been driven by Pep&Co, while the positive impact of Poundworld’s demise had been offset by competitors opening in the chain’s former sites, according to newly filed accounts
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NewsSuperdrug tackles cyber bullies with new ‘manifesto’ message
The high street pharmacist said it had noted a spike in ’unacceptable negative messages’ as it worked with emerging make-up artists and bloggers on its social media platforms
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Comment & OpinionHow long can Pret a Manger hold out while Brits still work from home?
Pret announced today it will permanently close 30 branches after suffering “significant operating losses” as a result of lockdown
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NewsPret a Manger to close 30 stores and axe jobs in restructure
The move comes after footfall and sales across the high street sandwich giant’s 339 reopened stores ‘severely declined’
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NewsOver 24,000 retail jobs shed so far in 2020
The number may only be the ’tip of the iceberg’, researchers warn