The increase in online sales instigated by the global coronavirus pandemic has prompted Amazon to announce it would no longer ship what it considers to be ‘non-essential items’ in Italy and France and Amazon UK has been making similar noises as delivery drivers plead with the public to stop ordering non-essential items and fear warehouses
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Garden Centre retailer, Tony Joyner, who runs Exeter store, Plants Galore, has torn up a council prohibition order to shut up shop because his local Aldi is still open and selling near-identical products. Many retailers will sympathise entirely with his predicament, despairing at the fact that supermarkets and DIY stores – long-time competitors with garden
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The Financial Times has reported that landlords in the UK are threatening legal action as more and more of their retail and hospitality customers follow their US counterparts by withholding rent as the coronavirus crisis hits home. Many landlords have received below a third of their usual rent after the Government said tenants would be
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The Prince’s Countryside Fund, established by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2010, is inviting applications for emergency funding from farming and rural community support groups, who are providing assistance to counter the effects of isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic. With thanks to Players of People’s Postcode Lottery, groups can apply for grant funding of
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Partyware specialist, Talking Tables, a regular fixture at trade shows around the country, is helping to keep up people’s spirits throughout the corona virus pandemic. The company’s Helen Hornsby says: “At my place of work, our brand has always been centred around gatherings/gatherings around the dining table. Born 20 years ago, the company celebrates every
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British supermarkets saw sales rise by up to 20% in March and made around £10.8bn in a boom which even beat Christmas, as consumers made 79million extra shopping trips and added £1.9bn to their spend. The closure of pubs and restaurants was the trigger which really set pandemic panic buying in motion. Sales of beer,
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