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New lockdown branded 'catastrophic' for businesses by chamber chief
Chamber of Commerce
Chair of SW Chambers of Commerce calls for end to blanket lockdowns and urges MPs to hurry reliable test and trace system
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High street businesses face fight for survival as new lockdown starts
Retail & High Street
Chief executive of Plymouth City Centre Company says support from shoppers will be vital in run up to Christmas as footfall collapses during Lockdown 2.0
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3,500 jobs to go at Sainsbury's as supermarket scraps deli, fish and meat counters
Retail & High Street
Jobs will also go at 120 Argos stores as part of a strategy to bring down the shutters on around 420 standalone shops
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Loungers boss slams Government over lockdown of South West, branding decision 'absolutely ludicrous'
Coronavirus
Alex Reilley, co-founder of the Ƶ cafe-bar chain, said if the South West was the North West “it would never have happened”
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Ƶ Government responds to claims of non-essential sales ban in English supermarkets
Retail & High Street
Retail sources had claimed they would copy Wales with a ban but this is 'false' says the Government
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Amazon creating 900 Christmas jobs at warehouses in Coalville, Kegworth, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Chesterfield
Employment
E-commerce giant also wants to add 400 people to its permanent workforce in the region before the end of the year
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Marks & Spencer falls to first loss as a public company as coronavirus hits sales
Retail & High Street
The company's £87.6m half-year loss was lower than predicted, and its boss has hailed the firm's resilience
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Manchester shopping park owner Nuveen looks to ‘revitalise’ offering in response to changing habits
Retail & High Street
The shopping centre, which opened in 2005, is the largest open A1 shopping park in Greater Manchester, comprising 36 retail units
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Crowdcube fundraiser for Huub triathlon-wear nears £1m
Exports
Derby-based Huub is backed by the Olympic medal-winning Brownlee brothers and marathon-running chef Gordon Ramsay
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Merry Hill centre secures string of new lettings
West Midlands
Welcome boost for Black Country retail hub in the run up to Christmas shopping
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Primark warns of £375m lockdown hit as stores forced to close
Coronavirus
The store-only retailer is particularly vulnerable to restrictions as it does not sell online
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Brewery business sacrificing millions to protect its 168 pubs during the pandemic
Food and Drink
Leicestershire’s Everards has cancelled millions of pounds in rents for its pub managers
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500 Christmas jobs being created at huge Marks and Spencer distribution centre
Marks & Spencer
Depot next to the M1 has also hired about 400 permanent staff since the summer
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Can restaurants survive the rise of drive-throughs and deliveries?
Restaurants
With big names eyeing up drive-through opportunities in the Ƶ, do diners still want a sit down dinner in these uncertain times?
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Retailer Collectables bucks Covid-19 closure trends to launch city centre store
Retail & High Street
The Newcastle shop becomes the firm's ninth and managing director David Lewis is confident it can flourish
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Opinion: Bristol tourism has collapsed and the city needs to brave yet realistic about its recovery
Leisure & Touism
John Hirst, chief executive of Destination Bristol, says the city needs to work together to rebuild the industry
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Pizza Express to axe 1,300 Ƶ jobs after Covid-19 hits sales
Food and Drink
The chain said its city centre sites had been "particularly hard-hit" by a recent slump in footfall
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Barnsley dog food firm Walker & Drake plans expansion
Retail
The business is planning to hire three new sales staff
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musicMagpie considers stock market flotation
Chamber of Commerce
musicMagpie started life in 2007 as a ‘cash for CDs, DVDs, books and games’ business and is now the Ƶ’s biggest mobile phone recycler
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Hull entrepreneur Paul Sewell awarded Civic Crown for work supporting community during pandemic
Retail
Staff provided key workers with essential food to make sure they could make nutritious meals
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Demand for South West shops and offices falls as workers stay home
Coronavirus
RICS report shops switch to home-working and online shopping during pandemic is hitting the property market
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Poundstretcher confirms plans to open 50 new branches – even as dozens of others close
Retail & High Street
Creditors of the chain have agreed to a CVA to help it offload underperforming outlets and realign its head office
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Aldi launches first click and collect service in Wales
Supermarkets
Its Caerphilly Road store in Cardiff is piloting the service which it plans to expand
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Shoe Zone could close one-in-five stores
Retail & High Street
CEO says current business rates system "unsustainable for most high street retailers and closures will continue"
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