Britain’s smallest retailers lay off more than 53,000 staff 

Hidden jobs crisis on the High Street: Redundancies by big-name retailers are just the tip of the iceberg as we reveal small shops have shed at least 53,000 staff By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 August 2020 Britain’s independent retailers have been forced … Read more

Retailers post ‘steep drop’ in sales as they plunge by 37% in the year to June

Retailers post ‘steep drop’ in sales as they plunge by 37% in the year to June amid coronavirus lockdown while growth in internet purchases rose at fastest rate since 2018 Non-essential shops have now been given the green light to cautiously reopen  But retailers remain pessimistic after reporting a 37 per cent slump for June … Read more

How retailers are coping with the new normal post-Covid

One-way traffic, hand-sanitiser stations, clothes quarantines and Perspex screens – shopping on the country’s high streets looks very different today than it did before lockdown began three months ago. Non-essential retailers are now open for the first time in months, meaning a flurry of behind-the-scenes activity as owners adjust to the ‘new normal’ – from … Read more

Emmy Rossum goes sleeveless in black as she steps out in LA after putting retailers on blast

Emmy Rossum goes sleeveless in black as she steps out in LA after putting retailers on blast for racist policies By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 08:10 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 08:10 BST, 13 June 2020 Emmy Rossum has been utilizing her platform to promote Black Lives Matter for her 3.5million Instagram followers. … Read more

Retailers jump as restrictions are eased with non-essential shops to open from June 15

Retailers jump as restrictions are eased with non-essential shops to open from June 15 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 British retailers were finally back on the front foot yesterday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set a date for them to … Read more

Outdoor markets and car showrooms will reopen from June 1 with retailers following two weeks later

Boris unshutters Britain’s shops: Outdoor markets and car showrooms will reopen from June 1 with indoor retailers hopefully following two weeks later as deaths, cases and infections continue to fall By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 19:18 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 19:18 BST, 25 May 2020 Boris Johnson has tonight announced plans to … Read more

Retailers suffer worst slump on record as sales fall a fifth in April

Retailers suffer worst slump on record with sales of goods across the UK plummeting by almost a fifth in April By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:34 BST, 12 May 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 13 May 2020 Sales of goods across the UK plummeted by almost a fifth in April as the … Read more

‘When can I reopen my shop?’ Small retailers questions answered

As some large retailers begin reopening stores ahead of a moderate relaxation of lockdown rules, it’s fair to say things are looking a bit brighter for businesses. But small retailers and independent stores lack the big budgets, sizeable staff and space that giant chains have and many are wondering how they can prepare to reopen … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Hammerson slumps to all-time low after stricken retailers pay just a third of rents

MARKET REPORT: Shopping centre-owner Hammerson slumps to all-time low after stricken retailers pay just a third of rents By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 Shopping centre-owner Hammerson slumped by a fifth to an all-time low after stricken retailers paid just a … Read more