All Covid-19 articles – Page 69
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NewsMorrisons offers suppliers discount as thank you for ‘feeding the nation’
Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it will be giving its farmers a discount on grocery purchases as a thank you gesture for their help “feeding the nation”.
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NewseBay teams up with NHS to bolster healthcare staff access to PPE
eBay has been drafted in by the NHS to build a dedicated portal on its website from which healthcare workers across the UK can order personal protective equipment (PPE).
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NewsDFS raises £64m in new equity, braces for lockdown to last until December
DFS has raised £64m in its equity fundraising round, which the furniture retailer said will give the business headroom should the lockdown last “to December 2020”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are subscription businesses the big coronavirus winner?
As recipe box business Gousto secures £33m in new funding following a coronavirus-prompted sales boost, Retail Week looks into whether all parts of the subscription market have benefited and whether it will leave a lasting impact on how consumer buy goods
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NewsAbuse and assaults against shopworkers rise during Covid-19 crisis
Instances of abuse, threats and even assaults on shopworkers have all risen since the coronavirus crisis began, new research has found.
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NewsBoots recruits new drivers as demand for delivery soars
Boots has recruited new delivery drivers to meet an increase in demand for prescription medicine deliveries as a result of the coronavirus.
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NewsPrimark endorses UN call for fashion supply chain worker support
Primark has lent it support the UN’s call for fashion industry stakeholders to help garment industry workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsMoss Bros buyer attempts to retract offer amid coronavirus disruption
Crew Clothing owner Brigadier Acquisition Company is aiming to have its offer the acquire Moss Bros in a £22.6m deal lapse.
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NewsBoohoo full-year sales and profits soar in ‘great’ year
Boohoo has reported a strong rise in its preliminary sales and profits as boss John Lyttle said the coronavirus pandemic had highlighted the “key strengths” of the business.
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OpinionAS Watson COO: Putting people at the heart of Covid-19 strategy
We closed our first shops in Asia in January, when the threat of Covid-19 had not yet reached Europe.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Primark’s plan to ‘come back with a bang’
Value fashion powerhouse Primark is preparing to draw shoppers through its doors by wowing them with every weapon in its armoury when it reopens after the coronavirus emergency.
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NewsCoronavirus: NGOs call for ‘urgent action’ to protect textile workers
Non-governmental organisations from around the world have called on international governments and fashion brands to do more to protect textile workers struggling with unsafe working conditions or lost jobs due to coronavirus.
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NewsIkea acquires AR start-up to supercharge lockdown shopping experience
Ikea has acquired augmented reality (AR) start-up Geomagical Labs in a bid to drive shoppers to purchase more big-ticket items without needing to visit a store.
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NewsCoronavirus: John Lewis Partnership braces for full-year sales slump
The John Lewis Partnership has forecast that its full-year sales decline could double at John Lewis and slide at Waitrose despite the current coronavirus-induced surge in grocery sales.
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NewsJoules accesses extra financing as online sales outperform
Apparel retailer Joules has successfully struck new financing arrangements and reported better than expected online sales.
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NewsPrimark warns of challenging store reopening process post-coronavirus
Value fashion giant Primark has signalled that reopening stores after the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a “complex” process to ensure the health and safety of staff and shoppers.
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OpinionEva Pascoe: The retail industry needs a post-coronavirus revival plan
The question everyone is asking now, as the country is locked down, is when normality will resume and even to what extent it is possible to bring back ‘retail as usual’.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus crisis is the time to change supply chain for the better
Ethical Trading Initiative executive director Peter McAllister argues that the coronavirus pandemic shows it is in retailers’ self-interest to ensure high standards throughout their supply chains.
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NewsCoronavirus: B&Q reopens 14 stores on trial basis
After closing down all stores due to the coronavirus pandemic, B&Q has now made the decision to reopen a number of its stores on a trial basis with social distancing measures enforced.
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NewsAmazon to launch super-fast grocery delivery service in the UK
Ecommerce giant Amazon is planning to leverage its existing depots in the UK to help launch a super-fast grocery delivery service.