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• Coronavirus: B&Q reopens website for “essential products”

  11-04-2020 14:39 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // B&Q reopens online operations to serve customers amid the coronavirus pandemic
  // The DIY giant will offer customers “essential products”B&Q has reopened its website as a new way of serving customers after shutting down all operations last month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  In a statement, the DIY giant owned by Kingfisher, said its website was open for customers to buy home repair and maintenance essentials.
  “Over the last 48 hours we have been working hard to c
  
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• Coronavirus: Arcadia offers suppliers an ultimatum on orders

  11-04-2020 14:02 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Arcadia will accept supplier orders that were in transit on March 17 in a bid to avoid cancelling
  // The group said last month it will cancel all orders and extend payment termsArcadia has reportedly said it will accept orders from suppliers that were in transit on March 17 at a 30 per cent discount in a bid to avoid cancelling them entirely.
  Last month, the group, which is owned by Sir Philip Green, wrote to suppliers to inform them that it would be cancelling all orders and extending paymen
  
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• Boots and Poundstretcher in legal dispute over unpaid rent

  11-04-2020 13:18 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Boots & Poundstretcher facing legal action for not paying rent during coronavirus lockdown
  // Both retailers will be served with statutory noticesBoots is reportedly among retailers facing legal action due to its failure to pay rent despite staying open during the coronavirus lockdown.
  Landlords will begin legal proceedings against the health and beauty retailer as well as discount chain Poundstretcher for refusing to pay rent, Financial Times reported.
  Both businesses will be served with
  
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• Boots and Poundstretcher face legal action over unpaid rent 

  11-04-2020 12:00
  Landlords angered by non-payment as stores remain open during lockdown
  
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• Milk floats ride to the rescue of locked-down British households

  11-04-2020 08:00
  
  The once ubiquitous electric float had seen its power wane. Then came the pandemicThe humble milkman – a regular sight on most British streets throughout the 20th century – was almost consigned to the history books by the rise of the supermarkets.But now, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, these dairy deliverers on their electric floats are busier than ever as they try to keep up with newfound demand for their services. Continue reading...
  
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