No one knows what Britain’s High Street will end up looking like once the coronavirus pandemic subsides. Oasis and Warehouse look set to fall into the hands of administrators imminently, putting 2,300 jobs on the line, while the likes of Debenhams and Cath Kidson remain on the brink. Many of Britain’s retailers, and particularly those … Read more
HALLELUJAH! After temporarily shutting, our favourite Italian restaurant in South London, Lo Paste Tradizionali, has reopened for collections and deliveries on Friday to Sunday. The place only launched last July, but we now can’t imagine our neighbourhood without it. What better way to show our support than by ordering mountains of homemade bavette al pesto … Read more
Exclusive shops and luxury hotels in London including Claridge’s and The Ritz have been shut and boarded up in the closed-down capital’s West End amid the coronavirus lockdown. High-end stores such as Dior and Givenchy have also been closed as the capital’s death toll surpasses 1,000. It comes as stores adhere to social distancing rules … Read more
Decades in the grocery industry were not enough to prepare Steve Murrells for the past few weeks. ‘I’ve never seen its like,’ says the chief executive of the Co-operative Group, clearly in awe of the way his 60,000 staff and more than 2,500 grocery shops have dealt with the chaos of the past few weeks. … Read more
Police were drafted in to guard shops yesterday as queues again formed at stores around the country. The measures were thought to be aimed at countering panic buying and making sure shoppers kept the right distance from each other. Officers kept watch outside Lidl and Sainsbury’s stores at a shopping centre in Stratford, east London. … Read more
More than 20,000 shops that closed their doors due to the coronavirus lockdown will never reopen By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 25 March 2020 Thousands of shops that closed their doors this week due to the coronavirus lockdown will never reopen, experts have … Read more
Scotland orders non-essential shops from hairdressers to clothes stores to SHUT in a bid to tackle the spread of deadly coronavirus Nicola Sturgeon said retailers not providing ‘essential items’ should shut doors UK coronavirus death toll spiked by 54 to 335 today in second biggest rise yet Ms Sturgeon said too many people were still … Read more
She confessed to being ‘in love’ with ‘husband’ Michael Goonan on an episode of this year’s Married At First Sight. But on Saturday, Stacey Hampton made time to enjoy a spot of designer shopping in Melbourne with her friend Anthony Hess. Anthony made headlines in June last year when publicist Roxy Jacenko took out a court … Read more
Deadly snakes including King cobras, rattlesnakes and pit vipers are being sold openly at pet shops, posing a risk to public safety, vets and experts warn. Current laws in the UK mean no licence is needed to buy snakes that’s capable of killing with just a single bite. King cobras, gaboon vipers, pit vipers and … Read more
London’s iconic Harrods has become the latest High Street victim of the coronavirus crisis as it will shut its doors to try to stem the outbreak. The glamorous Knightsbridge department store will temporarily close from 7pm, shadowing Oxford Street’s Selfridges. Retail giant Ikea as well as designer chains Michael Kors, Reiss and Abercrombie & Fitch have also shut … Read more