Morrisons has reinstated door marshals at its stores to limit the number of shoppers amid fears of Covid-19 panic buying – as supermarkets double their delivery slots to prepare for a second wave. Staff will be stationed at all 494 of Morrisons supermarkets to monitor shoppers and remind them to wear face masks. It comes … Read more
Shopping during this pandemic has definitely become a challenge for consumers and of course for shop owners as well. While online shopping is the new norm, there are those who still prefer to go to stores to check out the merchandise. But of course, there are certain precautions that you need to take and the … Read more
High street fashion chain Quiz is keeping 15 of its shops permanently closed as it battles to turn its fortunes around via a major restructuring. The retailer, which specialises in going out, dressy clothes, was hit hard by enforced temporary store closures during lockdown and saw its sales slump 77 per cent to £13million in … Read more
JD Sports withholds rent on its 390 UK stores as it battles with its landlords to cut costs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:39 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 8 September 2020 Tracksuit and trainers retailer JD Sports is continuing its battle with landlords, despite its half-year sales barely … Read more
The chairman of the department store chain Debenhams has said its biggest city centre stores are ‘vulnerable’ to closure without a large-scale Government intervention to avert disaster. Mark Gifford said last night that he was lobbying Whitehall at ‘every single level’ to head off a town centre crisis that would be likely to see swathes … Read more
Debenhams boss warns they will close sites in deserted city centres unless workers return to office soon By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 4 September 2020 The boss of Debenhams has warned they will close sites in deserted city centres unless workers return to … Read more
New York City is home to seven Apple Stores, but decades before the Apple icon hung on each buildings, they were shops, warehouses and even a post office. The city’s Municipal Archives has a trove of photos taken of all five boroughs for a project during 1939 and 1941, revealing a world before iPhones and … Read more
Like us, you may probably be wondering when Microsoft will finally roll out the new Surface Duo in the United States. We just know it’s coming soon and will be out before year-end in other key markets. The September 10 release can also be expected but if you want to get one earlier, you may … Read more
Photographs show the devastating aftermath of a night of violent protests spurred by the police shooting of an unarmed black man in Kenosha on Sunday that turned the city into the nation’s latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest. In a bid to stave off another night of chaos, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said 125 … Read more
Estee Lauder cutting 2,000 jobs and closing up to 225 stores after coronavirus caused sales to collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 20 August 2020 Estee Lauder will axe 2,000 jobs and close up to 225 stores after the pandemic caused sales to … Read more