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'A ghost town': retail business in Australian airports in lockdown limbo

06-06-2020 22:00

Despite airline plans to scale up post-pandemic capacity, flights are still few and far between, and that means no customersSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsCoronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statisticsWhen the 11:55am Air New Zealand flight departed Sydney for Auckland on Thursday, Brenda, a pharmacist at Amcal in the international terminal, knew it would be about seven hours be

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Jobs in cafes and shops may never bounce back – and ministers must address this

06-06-2020 18:00

It will take a concerted effort to avoid huge job losses in the leisure sector – but the government isn’t very good at themTo save your local cafe and beat the virus, dine at well-spaced tables in the street. To watch films on a big screen, take your car to the local drive-in cinema. And to get fit, join an open-air Pilates class.All that is easier done in Greece and Spain than in the UK, but that shouldn’t stop Britons thinking about new ways to enjoy ourselves over the coming

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Government to relax Sunday trading laws to boost economy

06-06-2020 15:40 via retailgazette.co.uk

// Sunday trading laws to be relaxed in a bid to boost economy
// Trading laws could be suspended for a yearThe government is drawing up legislation to enable larger supermarkets to open for more than six hours on Sundays, in a bid to boost the economy.
The Sunday trading laws could be suspended for a year in a move that the government hopes will stimulate the economy.
As concerns around unemployment grow, Downing Street is under pressure to secure jobs and boost business as the UK emerges from

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Jobs at risk as Intu prepares for administration

06-06-2020 15:14 via retailgazette.co.uk

// Intu puts administrators on stand-by
// The Trafford Centre owner drafts in KPMG to handle an insolvency processIntu has reportedly put KPMG on standby to act as administrator, as it enters a new stage which will determine whether it survives through the Covid-19 crisis.
The shopping centre owner, which employs 2000 people, is lining up KPMG to handle an insolvency process if lenders refuse to grant a standstill, Sky News reported.
The development which has been agreed in the last few days as

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England could suspend Sunday trading laws in push to boost economy

06-06-2020 13:58

Critics say government plan would hurt small traders and efforts to keep staff safeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSunday trading laws could be suspended for a year in a move the government hopes will stimulate the economy.As concern grow about mass unemployment unseen since the 1980s, Downing Street is under pressure to secure jobs and boost business as Britain emerges from lockdown.Scrapping Sunday trading laws will do little to boost the economy, but it will

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