Retail Trust launches fundraising appeal after demand for services doubles amid Covid-19
The Retail Trust has begun a fundraising appeal after demand for its services for retail workers rose by nearly 90% due to Covid-19.
End of furlough: How retailers can alleviate unemployment
The furlough scheme was extended in March until the end of September, which saw employees continue to receive 80% of their salary for hours not worked. With the scheme now ending, Retail Gazette looks at whether unemployment is likely to rise and how retailers can alleviate this.
What’s to blame for shortages in retail workforces – Covid or Brexit?
As Covid and Brexit red tape continue to pose a challenge for retailers, how can they keep and find new employees as staff shortages persist?
Asda begins offering Covid-19 booster jabs
Asda has become the first supermarket to begin offering Covid-19 booster vaccinations.
Could Christmas really be cancelled this year?
As the UK continues to grapple with supply chain issues as well as Brexit and Covid, could Christmas really be cancelled this year?
High street £100 voucher scheme opens in Northern Ireland
The high street voucher scheme for Northern Ireland has led to a crash on the NI Direct site as online applications opened to the public.
Is homeware the new high street staple?
Experts share their thoughts on how homewear & furniture retailers can capitalise and take over the high street following Covid.
Fenwick losses widen as footfall remains low
Fenwick has suffered widening full-year losses after enforced store closures drove a slump in sales during the coronavirus pandemic.
British retail sales fall 0.9% in August
Retail sales across Britain fell 0.9 per cent last month in another sign that retailers had a tough summer.
EXCLUSIVE: Morrisons boss targeted by anti-vax conspiracists
Morrisons’ chief executive has inadvertently fuelled a conspiracy theory that the supermarket is faking its balance sheet to pressure workers into getting vaccinated.
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