Tag: Shopping

Almost 50 shops closed every day in the first half of 2021, according to new research, and store openings were at their lowest level for six years.

Supermarket bosses have finally begun preparations to remove the plastic screens installed at tills as a protective measure against Covid.

Supermarket chain Iceland is having to recruit 2,000 backup staff to stave off disruption caused by the "pingdemic" after the Government told businesses they "should not be encouraging to break isolation" rules.

A number of large supermarket chains, including Sainsbury's and Tesco, have announced that they will continue to tell customers – over tannoys and on signs – to wear face masks when in-store after "Freedom Day".

According to a retail analyst Springboard, shopping activity didn't return to pre-pandemic levels yesterday thanks to the cold weather. Meanwhile, only two in five pubs opened in England due to the lack of suitable outside space.