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UK Retail Sales Rebound In May, Debt Levels Up

British retail sales rebounded much more strongly than expected last month as the country gradually relaxed its coronavirus lockdown, but public borrowing...

Sausage Roll Supremo Greggs To Reopen 800 UK Stores

For Britons hankering for a Greggs sausage roll, the wait is nearly over after the firm confirmed plans to reopen 800 shops from Thursday. The UK baker,...

Bunzl Sees 6% Revenue Jump As Customers Stockpile Amid Pandemic

British business supplies distributor Bunzl forecast a 6% rise in revenue for the first half of the year as customers stockpiled its face masks,...

Visitors To UK Shops Remained More Than 80% Lower In May

The number of shoppers visiting Britain's high streets, retail parks and shopping centres in May was 81.6% lower that the same month a year ago as most non...

One Third Of UK Consumers Likely To Shop More Online Post COVID-19

One third of UK consumers say they will likely do more grocery shopping online once the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, a study by WPP agency Kinetic has f...

UK Retailer B&M Says Better Placed Than Most To Cope With COVID-19

British discount retailer B&M reported a 3.2% increase in full year profit and said it was better positioned and more resilient than most to deal w...

BAT Cuts Profit, Revenue Forecasts As COVID-19 Hits Demand

British American Tobacco cut its annual adjusted profit and revenue forecasts, citing the impact of prolonged lockdowns in South Africa and Mexico and a bi...