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Restaurants on footpaths: why Australia's indoor gatherings should be pushed outside in the Covid-19 era

19-07-2020 19:30

Doctors and businesses are backing novel ideas such as opening up public spaces and car parks to small retailersAllowing restaurants and cafes to spread their tables on to footpaths, and opening up public green spaces and car parks to small retailers are some of the suggestions epidemiologists and corporate leaders are making as indoor gatherings continue to pose the greatest coronavirus risk in the coming months.Consideration of how businesses can continue to safely operate even as suburbs and

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Ted Baker to cut 500 jobs as pandemic losses add to financial woe

19-07-2020 18:55

Fashion retailer hit by revenue drop of 36% on top of £79.9m loss last yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe fashion retailer Ted Baker is to axe at least 500 jobs – more than a quarter of its UK workforce – as the pandemic continues to batter the high street.It is understood that about 200 of the roles will go at the retailer’s London headquarters, the Ugly Brown Building, with the remainder from its shops – it has 46 in the UK a

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Harvey Nichols warns of job cuts as Covid-19 “changed shape of business”

19-07-2020 14:53 via retailgazette.co.uk

// Harvey Nichols has warned of job cuts as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
// The retailer wrote in an email to its 1500 employees that the crisis has “changed” the businessHarvey Nichols has reportedly warned of redundancies as the Covid-19 crisis “changed the shape of the business”.
In an email to its 1500 employees, the luxury retailer’s chief executive Manju Malhotra said the coronavirus crisis has “changed the shape of the business”, adding th

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Ted Baker to cut 500 jobs across retail and HQ

19-07-2020 14:26 via retailgazette.co.uk

// Ted Baker planning 500 job cuts across retail and HQ
// The job cuts will take place in an effort to save £6m by the end of the yearTed Baker is reportedly planning to cut 500 jobs as it struggles to survive amid the UK’s tough trading climate.
The job cuts represent a quarter of its UK workforce, and will take place across both retail and its head office.
Ted Baker staff were informed this month that at least 500 roles were being axed in an effort to save £6 million by the

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Seven in 10 back mandatory use of masks in shops in England, poll finds

19-07-2020 08:01

Numbers opposed to this week’s move remain low, easing fears of culture warCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConcerns that the wearing of masks could become a new front in a political “culture war” have been eased after evidence emerged that a clear majority of the public back their use in shops and supermarkets.An Opinium poll for the Observer reveals that 71% of adults in England support making masks mandatory in shops, with only 13% opposed to

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