Iconic British chocolatier, Thorntons, has announced that it is permanently closing all its 61 UK stores, putting 603 jobs at risk. Bosses at the retail chain blamed the impact of coronavirus lockdowns as they announced the news on Monday March 15, in what they said was a ‘difficult’ move amid ‘changing dynamics’ on the high
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The food hall and farm shops category within garden centres saw positive sales during January (2021) according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Garden centres in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland remained closed during the month, which affected the overall picture greatly, however centres in England were permitted to remain
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Director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, David Lonsdale, has responded to news announced by the Scottish Government about a further round of Covid restrictions, including the tightening of the definition of essential businesses and extending the lockdown on mainland Scotland until the end of January. It comes two weeks after the decision to put mainland
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As London and the South East are forced into Tier 4 lockdown, Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has issued a profit a warning, with many stores now forced to close again. Frasers Group, which includes House of Fraser, Sports Direct, Evans Cycles, Game Digital and Agent Provocateur, has informed shareholders that it will probably not achieve
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Garden centres in Wales and Northern Ireland are facing another lockdown and will be forced to close for up to three weeks from Christmas. The HTA is arguing that they should be allowed to open at this vital time for trade. James Clark, director of policy and communications at the HTA responsed to the annoucement
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Reacting to the First Minister of Wales’ announcement yesterday that Wales will move into a tier 4 lockdown from 24 December, James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications at the HTA, said: “Action is required to prevent any further increase in coronavirus cases in Wales, but we believe that garden centres should be able to
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