coronavirus

19 Oct 2020
Stores are continuing to close as the coronavirus pandemic has pushed shopping online further and faster than ever before. Footfall to stores is down, according...
29 Sep 2020
ScS today said its online business grew fast when its 100 shops were forced to shut by coronavirus lockdown this spring. But while ecommerce sales...
10 Sep 2020
More than 235,000 jobs could be lost from UK retail this year alone, while more than 20,000 shops are forecast to close, the... 

6 Aug 2020
AO is recruiting for 250 new members of staff at its logistics hub in Crewe as it adapts to higher levels of customer demand
9 Jul 2020
John Lewis and Boots both cited the fast shift from in-store to online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic as they today announced plans...
30 Jun 2020
Online sales rose by 41.3% year-on-year in the week that shops reopened – and by 71% at multichannel retailers alone, new IMRG research...
16 Jun 2020
Michael Valdsgaard of London Dynamics argues that companies need to look to the bleeding edge of ecommerce innovation and embrace tools that anticipate what customers...
16 Jun 2020
Joules says that a 40% rise in online demand during lockdown for its clothing and lifestyle products shows that its brand remains relevant to shoppers...
16 Jun 2020
Long Tall Sally is to wind down after 44 years in business – with the Covid-19 pandemic proving the final straw for a business already...
15 Jun 2020
Wickes and Toolstation are both seeing their sales start to recover thanks to strong digital capabilities, parent company Travis Perkins said today. Both retailers today...