All High Street articles – Page 52
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NewsPret a Manger launches evening dinner menu for delivery
‘Dinners by Pret’ will start deliveries of an evening menu on 7 July from seven shops in London, Nottingham, Cambridge and Bristol, as well as from a new hub kitchen in north west London
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NewsFace masks to be mandatory in shops in Scotland from next week
Retail staff will not be expected to enforce the rules
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NewsPoundland announces next 19 stores to get frozen and chilled ‘shops in shops’
Another 27 stores are due to get the treatment by September
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NewsSuperdrug is latest retailer to launch face masks
The high street pharmacy is offering £2.99 reusable face coverings with three fabric layers, claimed to significantly reduce particle transfer
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NewsLandlords ‘relieved’ as retail pays 22% of rent bill
Many would have been worried the sum would be lower, according to agent Colliers
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in the government’s code of practice for landlords and business tenants?
New arrangements described in the code match what retailers have pushing for in negotiations with landlords
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NewsPoundland gearing up to reopen the last of its temporarily closed stores
Roughly 100 stores were temporarily closed in lockdown
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NewsOne-metre social distancing and pubs & restaurants to open: industry reacts
Hairdressers, hotels, campsites, outdoor gyms, theme parks and libraries are also allowed to reopen from 4 July
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NewsGovernment extends protections for business tenants until 30 September
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has also announced further details of a new ’code of practice’
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NewsCosta Coffee to reopen 40% of UK cafés for takeaways
The high street chain will be offering a takeaway service from 1,100 stores
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NewsPoundland restarts frozen rollout after after halting project in lockdown
Poundland introduced the first frozen and fresh ‘shops in shops’ last autumn, and has resumed a rollout to 60 stores
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NewsRetailers urged to stamp out price gouging during pandemic
An industry roundtable has warned of increased profiteering during the coronavirus crisis
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NewsPret a Manger launches click & collect in London stores with Deliveroo
Customers are able to order and pay remotely through Deliveroo’s app and collect from a designated point in store
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NewsMore than half of Poundstretcher’s estate at risk as company launches CVA
KPMG has confirmed that the fate of 253 of Poundstretcher’s 450 stores is dependent on their performance and landlord co-operation in the coming weeks
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Comment & OpinionWhy queuing could deliver more footfall to the one-stop shops
From today, shoppers can join hundreds of people lining up to enter high street stores. But will queuing fatigue take hold?
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NewsSlow high street recovery and months of deadlock over rent bills predicted by agent Colliers
As non-food shops reopen, more young people will be attracted to high streets, but their spending power is limited
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NewsPoundstretcher to ‘close a quarter of stores’ following review
The high street discounter has already closed around 30 stores during lockdown, in some cases permanently
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NewsIndependent inquiry announced for Post Office Horizon IT scandal
The review will consider whether the Post Office has learned lessons from the Horizon dispute and court case
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NewsPret a Manger to reopen all its Veggie Pret stores this week
Seven of the 10 shops, including the Manchester location, will offer deliveries for the first time
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Analysis & FeaturesCan property code of practice prevent ‘cliff edge’ collapses?
With the end of government’s bans on non-rent payment evictions and winding-up orders imminent, what now for retailers and landlords?