Victoria Beckham has announced she will donate 20 per cent of all sales from her fashion label and beauty brand to struggling food bank charities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The former Spice Girl, 45, was forced to shut her flagship store in London’s Dover Street during lockdown but with the high-end fashion label still taking … Read more
Surge in DIY sales boosted B&Q before lockdown as homeowners prepared to use time to improve their properties By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 March 2020 Demand for DIY and garden equipment surged in the weeks before the coronavirus lockdown, according to B&Q’s … Read more
Brits are flocking to buy vitamin C supplements in a desperate bid to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Companies selling the supplements say they’ve seen soaring demand for the vitamins, which have long been touted as an immune system booster. Healthspan, based in the UK, revealed its sales had tripled in the past week alone, … Read more
Fashion retailer Quiz joins other retailers as it warns of sales slump and ditches guidance on profits Quiz saw a ‘substantial’ fall in traffic online and in stores, which shut on 22 March It warned closures will have an impact on its full-year profits to the end of March By Camilla Canocchi for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: … Read more
Apple could delay the launch of its 5G iPhone 12 ‘by months’ over fears of low sales and supply chain constraints during the coronavirus pandemic Sources told news site Nikkei that Apple is in talks to postpone iPhone 12 launch US-based firm is worried the coronavirus pandemic will see the phone flop Supply chain hurdles and … Read more
Games Workshop shuts down all stores and warns of coronavirus impact on its sales as UK goes into lockdown Retailer warns performance has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic It has closed down all of its stores and warehouses with immediate effect Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Camilla … Read more
Smartphone shipments tumbled 38 percent in February, the biggest single month decline in the industry’s history – driven by factory shutdowns in Asia and growing consumer anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic Smartphone makers shipped 37 million fewer units in February 2020 than 2019 The 38 percent decline was the biggest single month fall in history … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Premier Inn owner Whitbread’s bookings decline; Higher sales boost Primark parent ABF; Kids bikes lift Halfords By This Is Money Published: 08:21 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 17:17 GMT, 16 January 2020 Regional sales fell 2 per cent at Premier Inn’s parent company Whitbread The FTSE 100 closed down 32.99 points at … Read more
Sales up by HALF in supermarket frenzy as store chiefs expect profits surge to run on for months Major chains said spending at individual shops had risen even more than 50% Even less popular items like tinned meat or and long-life milk flew off the shelves By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more
Booming electric bike sales over Christmas keep Halfords on track to meet its annual profit prediction By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 Booming sales of electric bikes in the run-up to Christmas have helped Halfords stick to its full-year profit guidance. … Read more