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[xxxxxy] 08/9/2020 14:50

Fashion retailers scramble to adapt as shoppers ditch their suits and frocksWorking and socialising simply don't look the same as they did six months ago - leading to changes in fashion tastes... Daily Telegraph

[debsdowner] 08/9/2020 14:46

Hi robot & QANTAS

robot the rise in infections got the GOV worried now following all those statements yesterday we may face a full UK lockdown if the rise continues.

Many businesses will go to the wall if that happens, they cannot keep furlough forever.

No deal BREIXT will mean a rate cut and the fall in the £ saying that. Wages are falling.

QANTAS

More jobs in Supermarkets but less money for professionals who will have to forget about all their degrees and either stack shelves or go out driving delivering food.

As robot indicated above the UK is doomed.

His 5 star nursing homes doing well however together with robot global other enterprises some lucky people will find work, cleaning all the silver in the castle and working in the organic farms.

[philanderer] 08/9/2020 09:51

Return to work is too late to save city centres, says British Retail Consortium

With September rents fast approaching, ‘many retailers are hanging on by a thread’

[xxxxxy] 08/9/2020 08:34

Snippet from Yahoo Finance...Government will need to act fast or September will see more shops close and more job losses realised."The stark message came despite figures from the BRC showing a continued rebound in retail spending. Sales grew by 4.7% in August compared to a year earlier.READ MORE: M&S to axe around 7,000 jobsHowever, the growth was largely driven by online. Online sales of non-food items like clothing and electronics grew by 42.4% in the three months to August. Over the same period, in-store sales fell 8.5%.

[robot ic1] 08/9/2020 08:10

Good morning Qantas and Debsdowner , the weather is getting warmer .


Coronavirus: Up to £3.5bn furlough claims fraudulent or paid in error.

lots more jobs being lost .

looks like its a no deal Brexit on the way .

shares in marks going to plummet .

The world is doomed

[xxxxxy] 08/9/2020 08:02

Graham Barnes8 Sep 2020 7:14AMYet how much of that increase is online to avoid wearing masks...

[xxxxxy] 08/9/2020 07:59

Sonny Bill8 Sep 2020 7:46AMTwo factors given no mention at all:Shoppers are not going into shops if they have to wear a mask;Pubs and restaurants were subsidised massively by Sunak during August.

[adelwire2] 08/9/2020 07:55

Um Dirty Fries um. The best

[xxxxxy] 08/9/2020 07:54

From Tim Wallace... Daily Telegraph...Retail sales growth accelerated last month as shoppers became comfortable returning to the high street, and increasingly keen to upgrade their homes with new furnishings and appliances.Sales were up 3.9pc compared with August last year, according to the British Retail Consortium, confirming that household spending is returning as a key driver of the economy.This is the third consecutive month in which sales have been more than 3pc higher than in the same period of 2019, and represents the strongest rate of growth since May 2018, once distortions for the timing of Easter are accounted for.Clothing sales are still struggling despite the boost from children needing new uniforms to go back to school, while beauty sales are also weak.

[debsdowner] 07/9/2020 16:11

Latest coronavirus positive infections within 24 hours 2,948

750 people in hospital, 69, on ventilators, 124 daily admissions.





Two days on the run now where there has been a 50% spike on the previous days and the infection rate now near 3 times higher than the GOV target of 1,000 daily cases.

If this trend continues its looking like a terrible winter for virus spreading and far more lockdownns.

[debsdowner] 07/9/2020 13:48

Despite back to work there was only a 0.4% increase on footfall on the week before and London -50% YOY.



Curry's PC World to have 24 house shopping by virtual experience, this is a good idea which John Lewis should consider.



Morrisons to start a new price war by cutting prices an average of 23% on 400 essential products:



Comment:

Good idea from PC world its show how proactive they are becoming, they know shopping online is a must now and to enhance the experience is a good move. John Lewis will have to follow as well as other white goods retailers.

As for Morrisons well first TESCO fires a shot at ALDI then MARKS reducing margins on essentials and now Morrisons. So despite MARKS cutting prices the wider margin on discounters still remains.

[johnwise] 07/9/2020 08:49

These are the fake science idiots that DOMINIC LAWSON is talking about

September 05, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Quarter of English Football Stadiums ‘Unplayable’ by 2050 due to Climate Change

[johnwise] 07/9/2020 08:11

DOMINIC LAWSON: Free speech, fake science - and why we must take the fight to the climate zealots



The Facts Speak For Themselves

VIDEO: The truth about global warming


VIDEO: A Dearth of Carbon Dr. Patrick Moore


VIDEO: IPCC report: global warming theory is 'junk science'


VIDEO: European Parliament Told 'There is No Climate Emergency!'

[debsdowner] 07/9/2020 08:04

Iceland sold to its founder



Scottish footfall still well down on last year after abysmal August



Mike Ashley believes he is being blocked from Debenhams deal



NEW LOOK landlords reject CVA which could mean liquidation



Waitrose is considering moving Waitrose into Peter Jones store

[johnwise] 07/9/2020 07:43

Woman and Home

These Marks & Spencer ankle boots are set to sell out for Autumn – and they're only £29.50

[xxxxxy] 07/9/2020 07:38

Snippet from The Grocer...Focus On: Meat & Poultry by Aidan FortuneThe storyThe UK's meat suppliers are bigging themselves up. The British Meat Processors Association has launched a website designed to promote the benefits of domestically sourced meat. Its aim is to help consumers "navigate the confusing and often contradictory opinions, pseudo-science and genuine science" about meat. What are those messages, and why is it important for suppliers to address them as Brexit and recession loom?Key themesBritish meat: why has the BMPA kicked off its campaign? What challenges are suppliers facing, and how will they tackle them? What are examples of fake news about the UK meat industry – in terms of supply chain, animal welfare, environment and so on? What is the industry doing to debunk such claims? Has fake news hurt sales for any suppliers?

[xxxxxy] 06/9/2020 18:34

The ObserverUnstaffed, digital supermarkets transform rural SwedenThe Lifvs start-up has opened 19 stores across the country, choosing remote places that have lost their local shopsRichard OrangeSun 6 Sep 2020 07.43 BSTLast modified on Sun 6 Sep 2020 14.59 BST

[debsdowner] 06/9/2020 16:28

Breaking news:

Whacking rise in positive coronavirus cases at 2,988 the GOV target is 1,000 these figures will worry the GOV

"There have been 2,988 new coronavirus cases reported in the UK in a 24-hour period, official figures show."

It is a large rise on yesterday's figure of 1,813 infections.

[xxxxxy] 06/9/2020 08:47

Back to MKS. I'm in. And confident in the longer term. But do worry about a rudderless government. Trust that will change very soon.

[xxxxxy] 06/9/2020 08:39

You are now 67 times more likely to die from something other than COVIDYou are 7 times more likely to die of flu or pneumonia than 'with' COVID - and it's August© Brexit Facts4EU.Org 2020The UK never shut down and hid from flu and other diseases – this nonsense must stop nowA Brexit Facts4EU.Org Coronavirus update and editorialSupposedly democratic governments around the world have imposed authoritarian regimes on their own people, denying their human rights and their civil liberties. (The situation in Australia and New Zealand is shocking beyond belief.) This has all been done in the name of a virus which has turned out to be similar to an outbreak – albeit a serious one - of the flu.Full article... Facts4eu.org