Shouldn't that lockdown mean non-essential retailers have to close? Why, then, is Max Spielmann still open? They're a photography shop, they're non-essential.

WHSmith is laying off its 1500 staff tomorrow. Many experienced managers and supervisors have had the chop. And most high street staff still on furlough will be gone. Most under 18's laid off except in the biggest stores. Small stores now running single manned from Sunday. Mainly 4 hour shifts. 20 ...

LOCKDOWN!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54762048

WHSmith is laying off its 1500 staff tomorrow. Many experienced managers and supervisors have had the chop. And most high street staff still on furlough will be gone. Most under 18's laid off except in the biggest stores. Small stores now running single manned from Sunday. Mainly 4 hour shifts. 20 ...

Woolworths is being resurrected? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/woolworths-confirms-high-street-return-19172296 No a fake Twitter account has been set up and all of the clickbaits have gone along with it without fact checking, including the Sun and Mirror. I see the papers don...

Woolworths is being resurrected?
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... n-19172296

Peacocks and Bonmarché are in trouble.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54477265

Looks like Trump knows how Boris felt in April now.

Cineworld is closing all of it's cinemas. Supposedly temporarily, but staff will lose their jobs and they do seem to be in a financial pickle...
https://variety.com/2020/film/global/ci ... 234791728/

The site is actually back online, so everything should be here.
http://www.mcmweb.co.uk/apfs/index.html

Is Argos done for as a standalone operation I wonder? Obviously following the Sainsbury's acquisition rationalisation of the store estate was inevitable (and indeed well underway, with a number of high street locations being closed and 'moved' to a Sainsbury's several miles away) but their actions ...