Climate change remains one of the biggest threats to our planet and society. Despite currently facing the ongoing challenges of coronavirus head on, retailers are making a bold pledge to fight climate change and build a better world for everyone. Twenty major retailers have today signed a declaration to develop a roadmap to tackle the […]
The re-opening of shops provided a much-needed relief for retailers in the last two weeks, as the number of companies with a negative assessment of trading conditions plummeted from more than half (54%) to 37%, according to the latest Opinium-Cebr Business Distress Tracker. However, the overall business picture remains uncertain, and a third (35%) of […]
With Covid-19’s long-term impact on consumer behaviour still unclear, the week that high street stores reopened saw online retail sales surge by +41.3% year-on-year (YoY) and +1.8% week-on-week (WoW). This marks the second strongest YoY growth since lockdown measures were put in place, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the […]
Covering the week 21 – 27 June 2020 UK footfall decreased 53.4% year on year during the second week of reopening in England and NI. This compares to a decrease of 81.6% year on year for the month of May. Footfall on High Streets declined by 58.1% year on year. This compares to a decrease […]
Emerging Payments Association (EPA) – Open letter Maha El Dimachki Head of Payments Financial Conduct Authority 12 Endeavour Square London E20 1JN, UK Dear Maha Open Letter to the FCA from the Emerging Payments Association Unfreeze Wirecard accounts as soon as safeguarded funds are proven and accessible The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) and its members […]
Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, small businesses have had to continually adapt their business models to survive. Many are facing untold challenges in the wake of changing consumer behaviours and supply chain disruption, while others have been able to find opportunities to adapt and grow despite the disruption. Sara Roberts, founder of Healthy Nibbles, a Scottish-based […]
The BRC and Opinium have been working together to track consumer behaviours and their sentiment towards coronavirus. This research has run weekly since 1st May 2020, with the latest survey taking place between 19-22 June 2020. 53% of respondents felt that retailers were doing enough to protect the public from coronavirus, with only 9% disagreeing. […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, is delighted to bring to market Chirton Post Office in North Shields, Tyne And Wear. Chirton Post Office is a ground floor lock up Post Office business, offering a full range of postal services along with banking and financial products, thanks to the site’s external ATM cash machine, […]
Branded footwear retailer Charles Clinkard is set to reopen all of its stores in the coming weeks, with the support of Lloyds Bank. The Middlesbrough-headquartered retailer, which has more than 30 stores and concessions across the UK, has secured a £2m Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan via its long-term banking partner Lloyds Bank. The funding, which […]
From 15 June, the UK government permitted “non-essential” retailers to re-open their doors to customers. However, early evidence from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the sector is unlikely to recover soon. Despite the media coverage of queues of eager shoppers outside Primark and JD Sports, the ONS says that total footfall is […]
29/01/2021
Edition 290 – January/February 2021
It’s the economy By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy The Long Haul 2...
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