Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced that shops will be able to stay open from Monday to Saturday until 10 pm when lockdown restrictions end on April 12, in the hope that this will help boost the high street and overall economic recovery. The changes are similar to those put in place over Christmas and
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Manchester based home textiles supplier; Portfolio Home, has unveiled its new eco-friendly, sustainable fabric packaging as an alternative to single-use plastic often used on bed linen packaging. The new plastic-free packaging, which is being trialed on three brand new designs initially, is made using the same high-quality polycotton fabric as the duvet cover sets but
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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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Footfall on Boxing Day was down by more than 50 per cent as the retail sector faces ongoing disaster throughout the controversial lockdowns which have forced so-called non-essential retailers to close. Retail analyst, Springboard, said visitor traffic at 10.00 on Boxing Day was down 57 per cent compared with 2019 levels. Areas still in tiers
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Millions of shoppers hit Britain’s high streets last week, boosting footfall by an average of 20 per cent on the previous week according to retail analyst, Springboard. The Centre for Retail Research said an estimated £4.5billion spent over the past weekend was in line with 2019 figures. Data showed sales were generated from £2.5billion in
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A study carried out by the Local Data Company (LDC) and consultancy firm, PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC), has found that some 16 shops are closing every day, with retailers being forced to restructure and consumers increasingly shopping online. The study found that a net total of 1,234 shops closed on the top 500 high streets in Britain
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