Bosses in the night-time sector are set to mount a legal challenge against the Government’s “catastrophic” local lockdown plans, as pubs, bars and restaurants fear for their survival. The industry’s largest trade body has threatened action after Downing Street announced a new three-tier system under which pubs and bars will be closed in some parts […]
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Tougher lockdown rules are ‘counterproductive’, Ocado boss says
Another lockdown would be the Government’s “biggest blunder”, according to the chairman of Ocado. Lord Stuart Rose, the former executive chairman of Marks & Spencer, described the 10pm curfew that has been imposed on pubs and restaurants across England, Wales and Scotland for more than a fortnight as “bungled”. It […]
Oreo celebrates human connections made during lockdown in new ad
Dive Brief: Mondelez’s Oreo cookie brand launched a campaign in the U.K. to celebrate the connections people made with each other while stuck at home during pandemic lockdowns. Parodying telecommunications companies that promise to “supercharge your connectivity” because of a “cutting-edge connection device,” The Playful Network website celebrates collective playfulness, […]
Lockdown 2.0 will pour fuel over the red-hot property market
Shut away in our houses, staring at our four walls once again – the prospect of more coronavirus restrictions means that it is Groundhog Day for the foreseeable future. Those nagging problems we felt with our homes earlier this year will remain the same and the garden doesn’t look so inviting […]
after we all loaded up on lockdown pizza, Domino’s is back in expansion mode. Buy
Food collection saves Domino’s petrol and so is typically more profitable, but franchisees have gained from offering a simpler menu, as well as from business rates relief and a reduction in VAT to 5pc that runs until January. Analysts at Peel Hunt, the broker, have pencilled in £170,000 of earnings […]
Hospitality sector cries for help in face of second lockdown
Pub and restaurant bosses have demanded further Government support in the event of a second lockdown as they warned of “increased devastation” to the sector. The Government is reportedly considering the introduction of a two-week nationwide lockdown in an attempt to “short circuit” the virus and slow the spread of […]
How lockdown rekindled my childhood obsession with Games Workshop’s inch-high wizards
Back then the majority of the models were made from lead, which now seems an absurdly toxic substance to sell to an 11-year-old. They switched to a “white-metal” tin alloy in the mid-1990s, and now almost all of its models are plastic. I remember endless summers painting my army, which […]
Britain’s second lockdown will be even more terrible than the first
There will be intense structural change, industries will be decimated and city centres will never look the same again. At least construction sites, factories and warehouses will be kept open this time, unlike when the original lockdown was imposed. The Government cannot afford another collapse in GDP. But the economy […]
The commuter belt property hotspots seeing the biggest surge in demand after lockdown
Londoners who are increasingly working from home and want more space after lockdown are turbocharging property markets in particular commuter belt hotspots. Coronavirus has kick-started a chain reaction of people looking to spread out from the capital. Buyer demand, measured by a combination of searches and inquiries on properties, in […]
lockdown shifts what Britons want from their homes
Speedy Wifi and green space have climbed up the priority list for property buyers, as lockdown has shaken up what Britons want from their homes. A new survey by Ipsos MORI, the pollster, found that 49pc of people said a fast, reliable internet connection and being near green spaces have become more important to […]