As first-quarter results loom, Sainsbury’s indicates that boost in demand from early days of lockdown is likely to subside By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 26 June 2020 New Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts will only have been in the job a month when he … Read more
Retailers post ‘steep drop’ in sales as they plunge by 37% in the year to June amid coronavirus lockdown while growth in internet purchases rose at fastest rate since 2018 Non-essential shops have now been given the green light to cautiously reopen But retailers remain pessimistic after reporting a 37 per cent slump for June … Read more
Britons are scrambling to book holidays, with record sales reported after lockdown restrictions on overnight stays were finally lifted. Luxury lodge specialist Hoseasons recorded one booking every 11 seconds in the hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on Wednesday. From July 4 people will be allowed to stay in self-contained accommodation such as hotels, … Read more
Green shoots in the housing market have failed to win over Rightmove investors as the property listings site warned it is likely to take another £20million hit to revenues this year. Rightmove has clocked up its ten busiest-ever days since the market began reopening on May 13. In the last seven days alone the number … Read more
Chapel Down increases its online sales 16-fold during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 22 June 2020 Chapel Down said it had increased its online sales 16-fold during lockdown. Bosses at the English winemaker said the last three months have been ‘extremely … Read more
Fears mounting over job cuts at Pret a Manger after leaked video reveals dire sales in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 22 June 2020 Fears are mounting over job cuts at Pret a Manger after a leaked video revealed dire sales in … Read more
Britain’s retailers saw a much-needed boost in sales last month compared with the record lows in April as lockdown turned thriving high streets into ghost towns. Sales volumes in May jumped 12 per cent compared with the previous month, although they were still down 13.1 per cent versus February, before the full impact of the … Read more
Fashion chain Joules dives in to the red as lockdown hurts sales following the closure of all of its 128 stores By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:16 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 16 June 2020 Fashion chain Joules has tumbled into the red following the closure of its 128 … Read more
Ready, steady, shop! As stores open for the first time in months, FEMAIL reveals the best deals on the high street – with prices slashed by up to 70% Shops including John Lewis slash prices by up to 70% in bid to offload £15billion of unsold stock FEMAIL has scoured the high street and online … Read more
Finally it’s here! Tomorrow morning, hundreds of branches of high street shops across the country will be throwing open their doors for the first time since the lockdown began in March. At long last, we can start getting back to some kind of normality and wander once again around some of our favourite shops, seeing … Read more