FIFTH of Oxford Street shops now boarded up with ‘no hope of recovery’

Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more

Anti-lockdown campaigners push for illegal ‘Great Reopening’ of shops and businesses from TOMORROW

Internet Covid conspiracy theorists are leafleting high streets in an attempt to rally businesses in support of a ‘Great Reopening’ to defy lockdown restrictions – as police said they ‘would not hesitate’ to issue £10,000 fines to any firms flouting the rules. Sinead Quinn, owner of Quinn Blakey Hairdressing, Oakenshaw, near Bradford, is among those … Read more

Helena Bonham Carter matches a floral skirt with a flowery face mask during solo trip to the shops

Helena Bonham Carter matches a floral skirt with a flowery face mask during solo trip to the shops in chilly London By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 17:57 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 17:57 GMT, 27 January 2021 It may be a method of PPE, but Helena Bonham Carter was sure to sync her face … Read more

Repair shop’s leather expert recalls ’emotion’ in woman’s eyes after restoring late husband’s box

Repair shop’s leather expert tells This Morning of the ‘depth of emotion’ in Holocaust survivor’s eyes after she restored late husband’s treasured box which was all that was left of his home after the Nazis confiscated everything else Suzie Fletcher appeared on This Morning today to speak about BBC Repair Shop Leather expert revealed that … Read more

French Instagram prankster, 27, claims he spent FOUR DAYS in cell for live streaming trip to shops

A French Instagram prankster who films himself harassing London Underground passengers without a face mask claims he spent four days in a cell for live streaming a trip to the shops during lockdown. Bule Mbelu Boris Becker – who goes by Mr Boris Becker online – was arrested for being out of the house ‘without a … Read more

Shops are boarded up in the Netherlands as they prepare for anti-lockdown rioting

Shops in the Netherlands have been boarded up and staff were sent home early for their own safety as the country braced for a fourth night of anti-lockdown rioting. Carpenters rushed to cut wooden planks to cover windows and doors as others pulled down parasols ahead of the expected carnage tonight. Cities were hit by a … Read more

Hays Travel shuts 89 shops as Covid batters tourism industry 

Hays Travel shuts 89 UK branches as Covid pandemic continues to batter the tourism industry By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 25 January 2021 Hays Travel is permanently closing 89 branches across the UK as the pandemic continues to batter the tourism industry. The … Read more

Lucy Hale keeps it Sunday casual as she shops for groceries in sweatshirt and baggy pants in LA

Lucy Hale keeps it Sunday casual as she shops for groceries in sweatshirt and baggy pants in LA By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:26 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 12:26 GMT, 25 January 2021 She made a name for herself on the Freeform TV series Pretty Little Liars which ran from 2010 to … Read more

Lottery winner who scooped £1million eveals he  wears clothes from Primark and shops at Asda

A lottery winner who scooped £1million on a scratch card at the age of 22 has revealed he continues to shop at Asda and buys his clothes from Primark. Roofer Jamie Heavens, 26, from Bournemouth, splashed out on a new car and a wedding to childhood sweetheart Danielle with the eight-figure sum, but otherwise focused … Read more

Retail industry faces 200,000 job cuts this year after 320 shops closed every week in 2020

Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more