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Scots retailers demand dates as English shops set to reopen

Victoria Street
Shops in Scotland have no date for reopening (pic: Terry Murden) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing further demands to provide a firm timetable for Scottish businesses after Boris JohnsonRead More

Fashion hire

Former Vogue editor signs up as adviser to Atterley

Alexandra Shulman
Alexandra Shulman: joins at the ‘perfect time’ Alexandra Shulman, who served as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue for 25 years, and is the longest-serving editor in the magazine’s history, has become aRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Job cuts at Rolls-Royce; M&S; inflation

4.45pm: London close The FTSE 100 index finished the day higher as the investor mood again swung behind hopes of an improving coronavirus outlook and global markets. The benchmark closedRead More

Record fall

Food sales slump adds to gloom among retailers

David Lonsdale
Last year’s Black Friday crowds are a distant memory (pic: Terry Murden) Retailers suffered a 40.3% fall in sales in April, their worst ever monthly performance. The slump was unsurprisingRead More

Tuesday update

DB Live: CLBILs boost; job figures; French Connection

French Connection
4.45pm: London close The morning’s uplift was short-lived and the FTSE 100 soon turned negative while managing to stay above the 6,000 threshold. It closed at down 46.36 points (0.77%)Read More

Store wars

Debenhams ‘blocks’ Next’s Glasgow beauty hall plan

Debenhams
Debenhams is working to save most of its stores Struggling department store chain Debenhams has blocked attempts by rival Next to turn two of its stores – one in Glasgow’sRead More

Monday update

DB Live: FTSE 100 jumps; exit route map due; Aldi tie-up

Aldi
6.30pm Restaurants in trouble The owner of restaurant chains Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia has filed intent to appoint administrators at the High Court. Owner Casual Dining Group, whose brandsRead More

Bid to salvage stock

M&S and Next among stores ‘mothballing’ stock for next year

Holly Willoughby M&S
M&S, promoted by Holly Willoughby, will ‘hibernate’ stock Some of the high street’s fashion chains intend store tens of thousands of unsold clothing items in warehouse to be put backRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: BT denies Openreach talks; Boohoo; Nat Express

Boohoo
5.15pm: BT sale talk ‘inaccurate’ BT said a report in the Financial Times that it was in talks about selling a stake in its networks business Openreach was “inaccurate”. OpenreachRead More

As more retailers open...

Holyrood resistance to reopening business put to test

Nicola Sturgeon
Praying for answers: Nicola Sturgeon deep in thought at today’s briefing Scottish government resistance to reopening businesses was being tested tonight after the Northern Ireland executive announced that it willRead More