All High street & town centre articles – Page 28
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VideoHas retail changed forever? How coronavirus will radically re-shape the high street
With shop closures leaving high streets and shopping centres resembling ghost towns during the coronavirus pandemic, what longer-term impact will this have on our towns and cities?
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NewsLess than half of UK consumers comfortable with returning to stores
Fewer than half of UK adults would be comfortable returning to retail environments, even with social distancing measures in place, due to the coronavirus pandemic, exclusive research for Retail Week has found.
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OpinionDispatch: Is Italian retail ready to emerge from lockdown?
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How WHSmith is preparing for travel retail to take off again
The world’s travel plans have gone awry during the coronavirus pandemic, depriving WHSmith of shoppers in its travel stores, but boss Carl Cowling is confident he can pilot the retailer to a safe landing.
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VideoFace time: Poundland boss Williams on trading on pandemic-hit high streets
Poundland managing director Barry Williams talks to Retail Week about the challenges of trading during the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen “10 years of consumer behaviour condensed into 10 weeks”.
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OpinionOpinion: Oxford Street needs post-pandemic retail reinvention
It’s the UK’s premier urban shopping destination, but London’s Oxford Street will need a lot of TLC to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsRetail footfall plummets to record low as lockdown bites
Retail footfall plummeted to an all-time low in April, as shoppers adhered to lockdown restrictions and stayed at home.
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NewsRetail vacancy rates inch up as BRC warns of worse to come
Retail vacancy rates have inched up during the first quarter of the year, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic likely to cause further damage according to the BRC.
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NewsGovernment bans ‘aggressive rent collection’ to safeguard high street stores
The government has placed a temporary ban on landlords issuing statutory demands and winding up orders over unpaid rent to protect high street businesses under strain from coronavirus.
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OpinionEva Pascoe: The retail industry needs a post-coronavirus revival plan
The question everyone is asking now, as the country is locked down, is when normality will resume and even to what extent it is possible to bring back ‘retail as usual’.
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NewsUK retail parks weather lockdown better than high streets
Retail footfall across the UK fell to the lowest levels on record in March, although retail parks were better able to weather the storm compared with high streets and shopping centres.
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NewsGovernment expands loan scheme as lockdown extended for three weeks
The Treasury has said businesses that turnover more than £500m will now be able to apply for government-backed support as it extended the coronavirus lockdown by at least three weeks.
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NewsUK retail footfall plummets to all-time low due to coronavirus lockdown
Retail footfall across the UK slumped to an all-time low in March as the impact of the coronavirus lockdown hit the high street hard.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five qualities fashion retailers will need to survive the coronavirus crisis
Of all the categories of retail that have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic, fashion has arguably been hit the hardest. Retail Week looks at five key considerations that will see fashion retailers through to the other side.
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NewsBoots to temporarily shut 60 stores and redeploy pharmacists
Boots will temporarily close 60 stores in city and shopping centre locations over the next week.
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NewsEaster trading to be ‘unrecognisable’ due to coronavirus
Trading over the coming Easter weekend will be “unrecognisable” due to the government’s mandated lockdown and closure of non-essential stores, according to data from Springboard.
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NewsConsumer confidence drastically decreased due to coronavirus
New research for the middle of March shows a drastic drop in consumer confidence due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsGovernment revamps emergency business loan scheme after criticism
The government has revamped its emergency loan scheme by extending provisions for larger companies and imposing new rules on lenders to make loans easier to access for smaller businesses.
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NewsH&M threatens to walk away from leases without post-coronavirus sales revival
Swedish fashion giant H&M has threatened landlords with walking away from store leases if they do not see a return in turnovers to pre-coronavirus levels once the pandemic passes.
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NewsMike Ashley ‘deeply apologetic’ over coronavirus stores row
Frasers Group chief executive Mike Ashley has apologised after his Sports Direct business was embroiled in a row about whether stores could open during the coronavirus crisis.