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• AllSaints lurches towards CVA

  13-06-2020 16:17 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // AllSaints mulls CVA plan amid high street crisis
  // AllSaints will next week seek steep rent cuts from landlords when it unveils a restructuring plan
  // AllSaints trades from more than 250 stores and employs more than 3000 peopleAllSaints is on the verge of becoming the next retail casualty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, as the fashion retailer reportedly plans to launch a CVA next week.
  According to Sky News, AllSaints is set to demand steep rent cuts from its landlords across the
  
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• Demand for face masks outstrip milk at the Co-op

  13-06-2020 15:37 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Co-op says its £3 face masks have become its most in-demand items, outselling milk, eggs and bread
  // It said it has now secured millions more stock to meet demandThe Co-op’s £3 face covering range has seen a surge in demand and have quickly become the fastest selling items across its stores, outselling everyday essentials such as milk.
  The grocery retailer began selling the non-medical graded face coverings at the end of May in all of its 2600 stores.
  It said they have
  
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• Holland & Barrett announces Deliveroo tie-up

  13-06-2020 15:11 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Holland & Barrett launches new partnership with Deliveroo
  // 200 products from 50 stores will now be available in as little as 30 minutesHolland & Barrett has joined forces with Deliveroo to offer a selected range of its most popular health products on the Deliveroo app and website.
  It means that from today, customers will be able to order from a range of more than 200 Holland & Barrett products from 50 stores across the UK for delivery in as little as under 30 minutes.
  The partne
  
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• Mike Ashley reaches settlement in TK Maxx brand name dispute

  13-06-2020 14:55 via retailgazette.co.uk
  // Legal row between TK Maxx & Mike Ashley over the use of the Brand Max name settled outside of court
  // TX Maxx hard argued it has trademark protection and that Brand Max caused confusion
  // Mike Ashley’s lawyers disagreedMike Ashley’ and bosses at fashion retail chain TK Maxx have reached a settlement after becoming embroiled in a High Court row over a business name.
  TK Maxx’s parent company, TJX UK, had complained about a trading name used by a branch of
  
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• Ikea in talks with governments over returning furlough money

  13-06-2020 12:00
  World’s largest furniture retailer suffers less than expected after reopening stores
  
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• For small businesses like ours, social distancing could be a nightmare | Ally Hardy

  13-06-2020 12:00
  
  We’ve done everything to keep our small Hereford bar afloat – but now we need to fill it with customersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMy husband and I run a quirky, colourful music bar in Hereford. The past four months have been been traumatic, as they have for many who run small businesses up and down the country. While many are already talking of the “post-Covid-19” economy, that feels like a far-off prospect when we seem to be tr
  
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• John Lewis sets out its stores for post-lockdown shopping world

  13-06-2020 09:00
  
  Retailer hopes new shopping etiquette such as disposable socks for trying on shoes will tempt customers backHow retailers plan to ply their trade after lockdownIt is John Lewis but not as you know it. The department store chain has given its stores a coronavirus makeover and customers will next week find new shopping rules apply – including not trying on clothes and escalator etiquette involving an eight-step gap.The employee-owned retailer, along with other big high-street names such as M
  
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• How high street shops in England plan to trade from Monday

  13-06-2020 09:00
  
  Non-essential shops are reopening for business after coronavirus lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe easing of lockdown restrictions in England means that from Monday tens of thousands of non-essential shops can reopen after an enforced three-month shutdown.Just one in five English stores have traded through the lockdown, according to an analysis of more than 600 town centres by the Local Data Company.Continue reading...
  
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