Waitrose battles panic buying with shoppers limited to three items from the same line as it gears up to launch online cookery classes To counter stockpiling, Waitrose toilet paper sales limited to two per person No more than three of the same item for any product can be sold in Waitrose Retainer launching major local community fund … Read more
Primark has temporarily shut a fifth of its European stores amid the coronavirus panic as shares in its owner Associated British Foods were suspended today. The store closures in France, Spain and Austria account for nearly a third of its sales, although the budget clothing retailer is keeping its shops open in Britain for now. … Read more
WH Smith shares tank as it warns coronavirus outbreak will hammer sales at its transport hub hotspots Shares in travel hub and high-street retailer fell over 16% earlier today Annual profits to be hit to the tune of £40m, while revenues will be hit harder By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 10:54 GMT, 12 March … Read more
Top sportswear brands warn of multi-million pound sales hits as coronavirus epidemic worsens By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 11 March 2020 The world’s top sportswear brands have warned of multi-million pound hits to sales as the coronavirus epidemic spreads. Adidas said its sales … Read more
Housing market looks set for spring surge as January sees highest level of property sales for two years House transactions were 5.2% higher than in January last year, HMRC said Some 102,810 home sales transactions were recorded last month But the figures reflect sales agreed in September and October as transaction figures only settle after … Read more
New car sales were down by 1.6 per cent in August despite numbers being boosted by a flood of pre-registrations by dealers to beat an emissions deadine – and a flood of long-awaited deliveries of Tesla’s Model 3. Battery electric vehicle sales ‘surged’ in the month, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, with … Read more
A slump in passenger numbers as a result of coronavirus has led to an increase in airlines running ‘ghost’ flights to hold on to valuable take-off and landing slots at British airports. The slots are run by the independent slot coordinator ACL on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis, with carriers told to use … Read more
Coronavirus dents advert sales at ITV as events are cancelled and firms rein in spending By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 March 2020 Carolyn McCall, ITV’s chief exec, said it was too early to predict the impact of the virus but it was … Read more
Registrations of cars in February fell 2.9 per cent, the automotive industry has revealed today, thanks – in part – to confusion over whether to buy petrol, diesel, hybrids or electric. Some 79,594 new cars were bought in February compared with 81,969 during the same month in 2019, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers … Read more
Glaxo boss Emma Walmsley handed a £2.5m pay rise after a bumper year of sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 4 March 2020 GlaxoSmithKline boss Emma Walmsley was handed a £2.5million pay rise after a bumper year of sales at the drugs giant. … Read more