The Office for National Statistics said total sales volumes dived 5.1 per cent as many stores shut their doors during the lockdown..

Retailers suffer record collapse in sales after coronavirus lockdown

Primark has seen sales plunge from £650m a month to zero after the coronavirus lockdown caused the chain to shut completely.

Primark furloughs 68,000 staff as sales plunge from £650 million a month to zero

All non-essential shops not involved in selling food or medicine may soon shut, writes ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi. 

The retailer said it was the first time in its 155-year history that it will not open its shop doors for customers.

Trading in the run up to Christmas was the worst since 2008 when the UK was in the grips of a recession.

The online book seller has hired PwC as administrators a week before Christmas after it was impacted by the ‘difficult trading environment’.

The high street retailer saw sales slide 2.1% to £4.86m for the six months to September 28.

Just four months ago, Mothercare bosses said things were getting back on track - but now things look very different. 

The retailer has become the latest victim of the high street downturn after a ‘sustained period of challenging trading conditions’.

One third of Sports Direct’s independent shareholders - those who aren’t Mike Ashley - voted to unseat him.

The company will no longer be listed on the FTSE 100 for the first time since the index's creation.


The number of empty shops in town centres has reached its highest level since 2015, figures have shown.

The British Retail Consortium said Brexit is keeping shoppers away amid tough comparisons with last summer’s heatwave and World Cup

Retail expert Kate Hardcastle has shared methods some retailers are using to get you to spend more money. 