All High street & town centre articles – Page 18
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DataData: Oxford Street – Europe’s hardest hit high street by Covid
New data has found that of Europe’s six biggest retail high streets, Oxford Street has suffered the most from lost footfall and consumer spend.
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NewsRetail sales surge in April after non-essential stores reopen
Retail sales volumes rose sharply in April, which reflected the effect of easing coronavirus restrictions and the reopening of all ‘non-essential’ retail.
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NewsUK retail and hospitality sectors face labour shortage due to Covid and Brexit
The UK’s retail and hospitality employers are struggling to find staff as lockdown lifts due to the combined effects of the coronavirus and Brexit.
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NewsUK consumers to spend £2.5bn as indoor hospitality reopens
UK consumers are predicted to bring a much needed boost to the high street by spending billions of pounds in the first week of indoor hospitality.
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Retail VoiceVote with your feet to put local retail into action
‘The high street is dead.’ How often have we heard this phrase and not just in recent times?
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DataData: Footfall soars after reopening but recovery lags behind pre-pandemic
Figures from both Springboard and the BRC show strong footfall recovery since non-essential stores reopened in April but the numbers are still down on pre-pandemic levels.
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GalleryStore gallery: Eataly serves up mouthwatering first UK store
After more than a year’s delay, Eataly has opened its first UK dining and food retail market at London’s Broadgate.
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GalleryStore gallery: Homebase opens first small-format high street shop
As Homebase seeks to trial new high street formats, it has opened its first-ever small-format store in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
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GalleryFirst look: Amazon’s first-ever hairdressing salon concept to launch in London
US tech giant Amazon is set to open its first-ever Amazon Salon in east London, trialling some of its newest technology and stocking products from its new dot-com beauty hub.
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NewsUK retail footfall rebounds but pre-Covid comparisons highlight fragile growth
UK retail destinations all experienced a bounce when non-essential retail and some outdoor hospitality reopened, but weak pre-Covid comparisons show how far the industry still has to recover.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shops and the 15-minute city – how to win in a hyper-local world
As retailers look ahead to a post-Covid reality, could the French concept of a 15-minute city provide a recipe for success in the UK?
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GalleryIn pictures: Primark, JD Sports and John Lewis lure back shoppers for reopening
As non-essential retail reopens its doors in England on April 12, Retail Week visits key shopping locations to gauge retail offers and shopper appetite.
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OpinionAlia Hawa: ‘Covid certificates are unnecessary and will damage retail’s recovery’
With non-essential retail reopening today, news that the government is considering making Covid certificates mandatory for customers in stores comes as another blow.
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OpinionKate Hardcastle: ‘Successful high streets will have the human at their heart’
As retailers prepare to reopen, there has been much focus on what the future high street will look like.
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NewsFrasers Group calls for inquiry into Peacocks deal
The Mike Ashley-led Frasers Group has called on MPs to launch an inquiry into the handling of the sale of fashion chain Peacocks to a group backed by former owner Philip Day.
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NewsGovernment faces criticism as it hints at Covid certificates in stores
Coronavirus certificates could be needed to enter some high street shops from this summer, the government has hinted, as Labour pledged to vote against any such plans.
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NewsJoules poaches new chief financial officer from Moneysupermarket
Fashion retailer Joules has poached its new chief financial officer from price comparison business Moneysupermarket to replace outgoing CFO Marc Dench.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How John Lewis, Ikea, Primark and others are preparing to reopen
With ‘non-essential’ retailers given the green light to reopen stores on April 12, Retail Week looks at how the sector is preparing.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nespresso’s new Vienna flagship boutique concept
Nespresso has opened a flagship boutique concept in the Austrian capital Vienna, which features several new innovations for the retailer.
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Opinion‘Retail leaders face the task of reuniting furloughed and non-furloughed staff’
The government’s furlough scheme has been a lifeline for many retailers forced to cease or limit trading during the coronavirus pandemic.