Retail footfall in the UK is still at worrying lows, but seems to be holding up a little better during the latest English lockdown than during the original enforced closures back in the spring.
There are calls for retailers in Ireland to be allowed to exit lockdown restrictions earlier than planned on reports of falling Covid-19 cases.
Already facing one of the toughest Christmas trading periods in modern times, UK retail now has to contend with the prospect of product shortages with goods being held up at a major port ahead of the seasonal onslaught.
The boss of Superdry is calling on the British government to take action to support hard-hit retailers during December with a request for further business rates relief and even a 5% cut in the 20% rate of VAT.
As M&S continues its clothing revamp, it has reportedly held talks about stocking Jaeger in its stores. And these now include the possibility of buying the label outright, a newspaper has claimed.
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