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Youngs boss reveals pub chain has now been forced to slash 1000 jobs as second lockdown bites By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 12 November 2020 Young’s boss has blasted the ‘absolutely brutal’ impact of the second national lockdown, revealing it has now been … Read more
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has lashed out at ‘baffling and confusing’ coronavirus restrictions as the pub chain revealed that England’s second national lockdown will cost it around £14 million. Mr Martin’s latest attack on government measures came as Wetherspoon reported a 27.6 per cent plunge in first-quarter sales for the 15 weeks to November … Read more
Six-year-old boy starts heartwarming chain reaction at McDonald’s drive thru after asking his mother to pay for a meal for the car behind – before the kind gesture was passed down the line Blake Durham wanted to lift people’s spirits during the second winter lockdown Mother Amy paid the bill of the car behind them … Read more
Clarks lose control of the family shoe chain as pandemic rips through Britain’s high streets By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 The founding family of Clarks shoes will lose majority ownership of the company for the first time as the pandemic … Read more
Next warns two-week circuit-breaker lockdown in England would cost the fashion chain £57m in sales The firm expects to make £365m profit in the year to the end of January 2021 It is more than the £300m target but down on the £728.5m profit from last year It expects revenues to fall 17pc to £3.6bn … Read more
World’s largest cinema chain AMC offers entire movie theater rentals for just $99 as it struggles to survive during the pandemic AMC has 1,000 theaters and 11,000 screens in 15 countries In the United States, you can now rent a theater for up to 20 people for $99 Films such as Shrek, Jurassic Park and Hocus … Read more
Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant chain is ‘bailed out by Iceland boss after posting losses of £3 million’ By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 20:27 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 20:27 BST, 16 October 2020 TV Chef Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant chain has been bailed out by Iceland boss Sir Malcolm Walker after facing losses even before … Read more
Budget supermarket chain Spar beats posh rivals to gain the honour of this year’s best Christmas mince pie in blind taste tests Spar had best mince pies in 2020 Christmas Taste Awards, costing just £2 Judges praised the ‘crumbly, buttery pastry’ and said the filling was ‘sweet’ M&S notched up eight wins including best vegan … Read more
Garden centres struggle to source organic mulch and bark chippings due to Covid lockdown supply chain issues Lockdown supply chain problems and increased demand caused shortage Mulch is applied in spaces between plants and around base of shrubs and trees Autumn is favoured as the ground is warm, meaning more heat and moisture By Andy … Read more
Concerns have been raised over the supply of vital testing materials for a range of conditions, including Covid-19, following a supply chain problem with pharmaceutical giant Roche. On Tuesday, Roche said it had experienced a ‘very significant drop’ in its processing capacity due to a problem with its Sussex distribution centre in Newhaven, the only … Read more