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  • Jul- 2020 -
    2 July
    High street retailers ‘urgently’ need government recovery plan, says Usdaw

    High street retailers ‘urgently’ need government recovery plan, says Usdaw

    Shopworkers union Usdaw has urged the government to agree with employers and trade unions a recovery plan for the high street as “thousands of further job losses are announced”. The union said the scale of job losses across the retail industry is “accelerating” as the high street continues to struggle…

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  • 1 July
    Usdaw calls on government to consider new deal for retail workers

    Usdaw calls on government to consider new deal for retail workers

    Retail trade union Usdaw is marking 100 days of lockdown by calling for a new deal for workers, after the coronavirus emergency has shown that “millions of low-paid” and “undervalued workers” have “stepped up in the most difficult of circumstances”. Usdaw said workers in retail, manufacturing, distribution and home delivery…

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  • Jun- 2020 -
    30 June
    Reopening is ‘no magic bullet’ for retail, says BRC

    Reopening is ‘no magic bullet’ for retail, says BRC

    Reopening is “no magic bullet” for retail, the British Retail Consortium has warned despite UK footfall improving since lockdown restrictions were lifted earlier this month. The BRC’s footfall tracker found that UK footfall decreased 53.4% year-on-year during the second week of reopening in England and NI. This is compared to a decrease of…

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  • 29 June
    Guide for ‘considerate shopping’ launched by Usdaw, SRC and the Scottish government

    Guide for ‘considerate shopping’ launched by Usdaw, SRC and the Scottish government

    Shopworkers union Usdaw and the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), along with the Scottish government have partnered to launch a five-step guide to encourage “considerate shopping”, as retailers are permitted to re-open their stores from today (29 June). The trade unions said the reopening of non-essential shops marks a “crucial time”…

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  • 26 June
    Google UK launches support package for small UK businesses

    Google UK launches support package for small UK businesses

    Google UK has pledged to support small businesses across the country with a new package of products, tools and services to support the reopening and growth of British retail.  From today, small businesses can sign-up to access the support package through Google, who has committed to helping one million small…

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  • 26 June
    Frozzys secures Pedigree wholesale listing

    Frozzys secures Pedigree wholesale listing

    Frozzys, the lickable frozen yogurt for dogs, has secured a listing for its range of dog treats with pet distributor Pedigree wholesale. The new listing will see Frozzys range of frozen yogurt available to Pedigree’s account base of independent retailers. The company said the new partnership demonstrates the growing demand…

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  • 26 June
    Just 13.8% of retail rent collected on June quarter day

    Just 13.8% of retail rent collected on June quarter day

    Landlords received just 13.8% of rent owed by the UK retailers on this quarter’s rent date, compared with the 19.8% collected in March, according to new data from Re-Leased. The cloud-based commercial property management platform said retail properties were the “worst performing group” compared with offices and the industrial sector,…

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  • 24 June
    Pet e-commerce site expands overseas

    Pet e-commerce site expands overseas

    Tails.com has announced that it has expanded into Europe, and is now live for customers in Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Ireland.  The UK group said that international growth was a “significant focus” for the pet food service, after it first expanded into France in 2019 and launched…

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  • 24 June
    Usdaw urges retailers to maintain existing two-metre social distancing in stores

    Usdaw urges retailers to maintain existing two-metre social distancing in stores

    Shopworkers trade union Usdaw is urging retailers to maintain social distancing in shops at two metres, as agreed in joint safety guidance, after Boris Johnson announced a “one metre plus” rule for situations where two metre distancing cannot be observed. In a speech in parliament yesterday (23 June), the PM…

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  • 23 June
    PM confirms relaxation of two-metre social distancing rule

    PM confirms relaxation of two-metre social distancing rule

    Boris Johnson has announced a reduction in the two-metre social distancing rule. In a speech in parliament this afternoon, the PM said that while maintaining at least a two-metre distance is still “recommended where possible”, the official guidance will be updated to recommend “one-metre-plus” where necessary, if “mitigations” such as…

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