All Retail Week articles in 3 April 2020
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsPrimark to cover factory wages after coronavirus order cancellations
Primark has created a fund to cover wages of factory workers in countries such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka where the value fashion giant has cancelled orders as coronavirus led to the closure of stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Fenwick leadership changes are a huge roll of the dice
Department store group Fenwick is taking a risk as it parts company with both chair Richard Pennycook and chief executive Robbie Feather.
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NewsDebenhams puts administrators on standby amid coronavirus disruption
Debenhams stakeholders are understood to be preparing to place the department store chain into administration as soon as next week.
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AnalysisOn the front line: Meet the retail stars serving the nation
Alongside the NHS, retail workers are the lifeblood of the UK right now. Retail Week speaks to those on the front line who are going above and beyond to serve the nation.
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NewsGovernment revamps emergency business loan scheme after criticism
The government has revamped its emergency loan scheme by extending provisions for larger companies and imposing new rules on lenders to make loans easier to access for smaller businesses.
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NewsAsda and M&S launch contactless volunteer shopping cards
Asda and Marks & Spencer have launched pre-paid cards to help older, vulnerable and self-isolating customers have their shopping picked up by volunteers.
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NewsWalmart pauses Asda sale during coronavirus crisis
Walmart has shelved efforts to sell a majority stake in Asda so it can focus on running the business during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Primark execs take pay cuts as Joules raises £15m
Executives at Primark and its parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) have slashed their pay in half amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus: Sainsbury’s pilots deliveries from ‘dark’ c-stores
Sainsbury’s is testing home deliveries through its rapid Chop Chop service from ‘dark’ convenience stores.
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NewsPets at Home pledges support to CaRe20 campaign
Pets at Home has backed the CaRe20 fundraising initiative, donating £100,000 to the cause.
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AnalysisRetailers must now embrace digital leadership
Retail Week’s latest report highlights how digital leadership doesn’t mean tearing up traditional management rulebooks but, rather, involves embracing new systems and being openminded towards technology and working methods.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Ted Baker’s new boss faces its toughest ever test
It is testament to the job Rachel Osborne has done under the most difficult of circumstances that the former Debenhams finance chief has been trusted to lead Ted Baker through the toughest period in its history.
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NewsArcadia furloughs staff as senior team take pay cuts
Arcadia has said it will furlough “a substantial number” of staff, and its board and senior leadership team will take salary reductions as it battles to deal with the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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NewsBoots profits slide as owner Walgreens cautions on coronavirus impact
Boots has suffered a slump in profit during the first half of its financial year, following a fall in sales and increased technology investments.
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NewsKingfisher donates £1m of protective medical equipment to health services
B&Q owner Kingfisher is set to divert all of its remaining stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline healthcare workers across Europe.
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NewsCoronavirus: Morrisons to give frontline staff bonus increase
Morrisons will give frontline staff a bonus three times larger than normal for continuing to work during the coronavirus crisis.
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OpinionThe Secret Retailer: We are hurtling towards unimaginable social and economic crisis
In the latest in our series of columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive warns chancellor Rishi Sunak of the stark reality their business faces without access to one of the government’s coronavirus support loans.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail must act now to help its people through this crisis
Retail always has been and always will be a people industry. People are the heart and soul of this sector and help make it such a vibrant and dynamic trade for us, as journalists, to have the pleasure of covering.
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NewsSupporting retail workers during Covid-19
RWRC – the home of Retail Week and World Retail Congress – retailTRUST and the British Retail Consortium are raising £10m for retail staff facing hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsFenwick chair Richard Pennycook and boss Robbie Feather exit
Fenwick chair Richard Pennycook and chief executive Robbie Feather are both stepping down as the business’ founding family wrestles back control.