How has shopping changed, two weeks into the coronavirus pandemic? RetailX has tested opinion for the second time through the RetailX Coronavirus Consumer Confidence Tracker and is starting to find real changes in what and how people now buy

RetailX Coronavirus Consumer Confidence Tracker - 25th March

27 Mar 2020by Martin Shaw

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UPDATED Coronavirus round-up: Next shutters its website in response to workers' concerns, plus updates from Royal Mail, Sports Direct, Domino's, The Hut Group, Next, Quiz, Dixons Carphone, the ONS and more

27 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

We’re reporting on the effect of the Covid-19 coronavirus on the way UK shoppers buy – and on how retailers are responding to that changing behaviour

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Shutters go down online as Next, River Island and TK Maxx join Games Workshop in pausing ecommerce

27 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

More retailers are now closing their non-essential online operations in the face of the threat from Covid-19 coronavirus. Analysts say more retailers may well follow suit – but that they will raise questions about whether some businesses can survive a long-term shutdown

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GUEST ANALYSIS Andy Burton of Tryzens on how he sees coronavirus affecting retail

27 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

In today’s guest analysis slot, we caught up with Andy Burton, chief executive of digital consultancy Tryzens, to find out how he sees coronavirus affecting retail

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Shoppers buying technology to live and work at home boost Dixons Carphone sales

26 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

Online trading has been brisk at Dixons Carphone websites as people buy the technology that will allow them to work, live and be entertained at home

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Shoppers moved their spending further online amid February downpours

26 Mar 2020by Chloe Rigby

More retail sales took place online in February as heavy rain and flooding kept many shoppers at home, the latest official retail sales figures suggest

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Thousands of UK shops will never reopen after lockdown, experts warn

25 Mar 2020by Paul Skeldon

With Boris Johnson putting the country in lockdown, experts warn that thousands of shops closed by the outbreak will never reopen as they were already under intense pressure before the outbreak from weak consumer demand, high business rates and the rapid growth of online shopping.

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UPDATED Coronavirus round-up: Shopping apps boom, ‘essential’ Halfords re-opens, Hermes doubles lockers, Aldi staff bonus, Co-op redeploys, Amazon pickers panic and more...

25 Mar 2020by Paul Skeldon

We’re reporting on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the way UK shoppers buy – and on how retailers are responding to that changing behaviour. Here is the latest for 25 March 2020

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Oasis and Warehouse go up for sale

25 Mar 2020by Paul Skeldon

As the coronavirus forces the High Street to shut down, fashion retail outlets Oasis and Warehouse are up for sale – and rumour has it that there is a buyer lined up.

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