Sales at Zara owner Inditex top pre-pandemic levels as customers return stores and online sales soar By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 June 2021 The owner of Zara said sales have recovered in the last five weeks and were ahead of pre-pandemic levels. … Read more
UK economy grew by just 0.4% in October but remains 7.9% below pre-pandemic levels, latest figures show, as industry bosses warn it won’t fully recover until the END of 2022 UK economy has grown for six months running according to official statistics Office for National Statistics says it has grown by 23.4% since spring recession … Read more
UK plc could return to pre-pandemic levels in SIX MONTHS after vaccine breakthrough, economists claim – despite Bank of England warning it would take until 2022 By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:54 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 10:54 GMT, 11 November 2020 Economists have raised hopes UK plc could return to … Read more
The junior market has bounced back to its pre-pandemic highs, outperforming the big caps. Both the AIM-All Share index and the FTSE 100 were up 1.8 per cent to 982 and 6,012 respectively this week, but while the former has topped February levels, the latter is still lagging 19 per cent behind. The best-performing sectors … Read more
Shoppers tired of being holed up at home helped retail sales rise to pre-pandemic levels last month, new official figures have revealed. Retail sales volumes swelled by 3.6 per cent between June and July, which is 3 per cent higher than levels seen in February. But, in a sign of how hard enforced temporary closures … Read more
Is Britain finally going back to work? Traffic returns to 93% of pre-Covid levels as numbers using Tube and trains is highest since first week of lockdown – while private equity firm Carlyle orders returning staff NOT to use public transport Public transport usage has been creeping up since restrictions were eased But carriages are … Read more
Boris Johnson’s aim for a ‘significant return to normality’ by Christmas has been blasted by scientists while Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said that Britons need a ‘sense of direction’. The Prime Minister signalled another significant easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England on Friday, relaxing work-from-home guidance and paving the way for theatres and … Read more
The amount of clash splashed at supermarkets was up 26 per cent last month compared to the same point a year ago, spending data shows. However, Lloyds Bank suggests that a ‘return to normal’ for both essential and non-essential goods and services is still a long way off. With millions continuing to work from home, … Read more
Amazon is postponing Prime Day until September as the company attempts to return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels of operation. The e-commerce giant generally holds the two-day shopping event in July to promote its prime service but will now hold off until the Fall, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company is taking steps to return … Read more