All Retail Week articles in 3 April 2020 – Page 2
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NewsThe Hut Group launches £10m coronavirus support package for vulnerable communities
Online retail giant The Hut Group (THG) has established a £10m coronavirus aid package to support vulnerable communities, key workers and emergency services.
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NewsPets at Home profits will beat guidance, but cautions on year to come
Pets at Home will post earnings just ahead of expectations for the financial year just ended but sales in the next year are likely to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsDreams directors exit as retailer prepares for post-coronavirus landscape
Two Dreams directors will leave the beds specialist this week as the retailer adapts to a changing retail environment partly precipitated by the coronavirus outbreak.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should retailers of ‘non-essential’ goods continue trading online?
As the retail industry faces unprecedented challenges because of the coronavirus pandemic, Retail Week asks industry experts for their view on the biggest questions of the moment.
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NewsMorrisons not liable for staff data leak, court rules
The UK supreme court has found Morrisons was not to blame for the actions of a former employee who posted the personal details of 100,000 staff members online.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus outbreak will drive investment in new directions
The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy that will have a profound impact on the global economy.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership and TK Maxx owner TJX back CaRe20 campaign
John Lewis Partnership and TK Maxx parent company TJX Europe have pledged their support to the CaRe20 fundraising campaign.
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NewsMarks & Spencer raises pay for frontline staff during coronavirus outbreak
Marks & Spencer is to award frontline store and supply chain staff a 15% pay rise and furloughed employees will receive full pay during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Shoppers move online at ‘phenomenal’ rate during lockdown
Consumers are switching to online shopping at a “phenomenal” rate during the coronavirus lockdown, new research has revealed.
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NewsM&S temporarily adds branded lines to ensure ‘strong availability’ on staple items
Marks & Spencer has temporarily added a number of branded items to its ranges to help maintain what it calls “strong availability” during the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
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NewsLaura Ashley administrators make redundancies and furlough staff
The administrators in charge of winding down Laura Ashley announced overnight they had made more than 200 redundancies and placed the retailer’s remaining store staff on furlough.
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NewsShop prices fall as food inflation eases pre-coronavirus
Shop prices fell in March driven by falling non-food prices and easing food inflation, but BRC boss Helen Dickinson warns that grocery prices may rise amid seasonal shift and increased demand.
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NewsJD Sports withholds all rent and service charges for the quarter
JD Sports did not pay any rents or service charges across its store estate for the second quarter of the year and is in discussions with its landlords about the rents due in June.
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NewsTesco launches £30m coronavirus community support package
Tesco has launched a £30m support package to help communities and charitable causes during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsMajor grocers push government to relax Sunday trading laws
Major UK food retailers are keen to push the government to relax Sunday trading laws as part of their bid to continue feeding the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Poundland puts 100 stores into ‘hibernation’
Poundland is placing 100 of its stores into “hibernation” this week as part of efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsos warehouse should stay open, staff union says
The trade union that represents Asos’s Barnsley distribution workers wants the warehouse there to carry on trading, rejecting calls for its closure by rival unions and politicians who have questioned coronavirus safety measures at the premises.
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NewsCoronavirus stockpiling sees grocery sales rocket beyond Christmas spend
Supermarket sales growth for March was the biggest on record as nervous consumers stockpiled groceries as the UK went into lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWHSmith and Sainsbury’s extend supply tie-up in hospital stores
WHSmith and Sainsbury’s have extended their supply partnership to hospitals to help support NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsArcadia defers pension payments and cancels supplier orders
Topshop parent company Arcadia has launched a series of measures to cut down on costs amid the coronavirus crisis, including deferring payment into its pension scheme.
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