Sunday, September 6, 2020
JML quarterly sales surges 118% thanks to lockdown

JML quarterly sales surges 118% thanks to lockdown

JML has posted a 118 per cent surge in overall direct-to-consumer sales during the last quarter.
Eat Out to Help Out government discount covid-19

What the end of Eat Out to Help Out means for retail

We find out how the retail sector can progress in a post-Covid climate and without the initiative.

Cross party parliamentary group formed to back retail industry

Parliamentarians from across the political divide have formed a group that aims to look at helping and supporting UK retail.
Burberry wins £573,000 PPE government contract

Burberry wins £573,000 PPE government contract

Burberry has been handed more than half a million pounds to make PPE equipment for the NHS.
Boohoo Leicester controversy factory garment workers

18 Boohoo factories under fire as auditors reveal “critical” supply chain issues

Third party auditors to Boohoo have reportedly raised concerns over its failure to pay garment workers the minimum wage at over..
Pret a Manger slashes 2800 high street jobs

Pret a Manger slashes 2800 high street jobs

Pret a Manger has axed 2800 from its chain of high street shops after completing a restructuring of its UK business.
Coronavirus pushes The Works into the red

Coronavirus pushes The Works into the red

The Works has swung to a pre-tax loss on the back of a dramatic slowdown in full-year sales and like-for-likes.
J.Crew bankruptcy covid-19

J.Crew to emerge from bankruptcy after court approves restructuring plans

J.Crew has said it expects to come out of bankruptcy by early September after a court approved of its restructuring plan..
New Look launches CVA proposal

New Look to switch 402 stores to turnover rent under new CVA proposal

New Look has launched a CVA proposal that entails switching more than 400 of its UK stores to a turnover-based rent model.
Since non-essential retailers were forced to close stores at the begging of the year due to lockdown, many have now been forced to permanently shutter stores due to consumers shifting online and slow recoveries in footfall.

All the retailers that have made job cuts amid Covid-19

Here is our list of all the retailers who have made job cuts since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.

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Five Top Buzzwords in Retail

Five Top Buzzwords in Retail: Forrester Research There is never a shortage of buzz in the retail industry when it comes to technology, transformation,...