All Covid-19 articles – Page 71
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NewsAldi launches first online grocery service delivering food parcels
Discounter Aldi has made its first foray into the online grocery market, offering food parcels on its website for vulnerable customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWaitrose unveils coronavirus supplier support package
Waitrose has revealed a raft of measures to support suppliers during the coronavirus emergency.
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NewsDunelm reopens online business after making coronavirus safety changes
Homewares giant Dunelm has opened its online business for orders again after implementing measures to protect staff and customers from coronavirus.
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NewsOasis and Warehouse tipped into administration by pandemic
Fashion retailer Oasis and sister business Warehouse have collapsed into administration as the coronavirus outbreak pushed them over the edge.
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NewsRetail suffers miserable March as coronavirus sparks record sales slump
Retail sales went into a tailspin in March as the country entered lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsUK retail footfall plummets to all-time low due to coronavirus lockdown
Retail footfall across the UK slumped to an all-time low in March as the impact of the coronavirus lockdown hit the high street hard.
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NewsQuiz resumes online trading with ‘strict’ safety measures in place
Fashion brand Quiz has resumed selling online this morning after temporarily halting its ecommerce and distribution operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget dividends and rates – grocers are heroes, not villains
How quickly judgements can be questioned in the court of public opinion.
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AnalysisLeading through coronavirus: the action retail bosses should take
These are unprecedented times when assertive leaders are needed more than ever. But how can retail bosses bring calm, confidence and certainty to staff in what is an inherently uncertain period?
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NewsMorrisons offers all NHS staff 10% discount for the next 12 weeks
Supermarket chain Morrisons is offering a 10% discount for NHS staff for the next 12 weeks on all purchases.
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NewsOasis and Warehouse on brink of collapse with 2,300 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Oasis and Warehouse is on the brink of collapse putting 2,300 jobs at risk due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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OpinionOpinion: Keeping calm and carrying on – the village store shows its worth
Doing volunteer work in a village shop is normally a pretty relaxed affair, consisting of amiable exchanges with those dropping by and making sure you’ve marked up the papers for those who’ve ordered them if you happen to be an ‘opener’.
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OpinionOpinion: A call for retail collaboration to feed the shielded during coronavirus
I know each and every retailer and their teams have been working as hard as they can since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in the UK.
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NewsAmazon to hire 75,000 staff and stop accepting new online food customers
Amazon is to take on another 75,000 new staff and stop accepting orders from new online grocery customers in the US as it grapples with surging demand.
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NewsGovernment plots fresh overhaul of emergency coronavirus loans
The government is preparing a fresh overhaul of the emergency loan packages on offer for larger businesses battling to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsNext resumes selling online following ‘extensive’ safety measures
Next has resumed selling online this morning less than three weeks after temporarily closing its ecommerce, warehouse and distribution operations amid the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCo-op boss Murrells takes pay cut to launch Members’ Coronavirus Fund
Co-op boss Steve Murrells has taken a 20% pay cut over the next three months to help the business kick-start its Members’ Coronavirus Fund.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five qualities fashion retailers will need to survive the coronavirus crisis
Of all the categories of retail that have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic, fashion has arguably been hit the hardest. Retail Week looks at five key considerations that will see fashion retailers through to the other side.
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VideoFace time: Pets at Home boss Pritchard on the Covid-19 ‘war’
Pets at Home boss Peter Pritchard tells Retail Week how the business is “fighting a war” during the coronavirus pandemic, what the future holds now that “normal has gone”, and explains why he is supporting our CaRe20 fundraising campaign.
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NewsDebenhams liquidates Irish arm as it appoints administrators
Ailing department store chain Debenhams has appointed administrators for the second time in 12 months and has liquidated its Irish business.