U.K. Retail Sales Plunge as Omicron Keeps Shoppers at Home
Economists had expected a decrease of 0.6%. Sales excluding auto fuel declined 3.6%.
Retail Sales Fall for Fifth Consecutive Month
The drop was due to a fall in sales volumes in non-food stores, with lighting and furniture businesses the hardest hit.
UK Retail Sales Slide As November Lockdown Shut Non-Essential Stores
Overall retail sales volumes dropped 3.8% on the month in November, their biggest decline since the first lockdown in April.
UK Gives 1st Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine As World Watches
U.K. health authorities have rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval.
Coronavirus: Why Will Children Not Get the Vaccine?
Because children have a lower risk of being badly affected by Covid-19 if they catch it.
UK Might Ban Sales of Fossil Fuel Cars As Early as 2030
That’s 10 years earlier than first planned.
UK Car Sales This September Was at It Worst
That made it the worst September this century in what is normally the industry’s second most important month. There were …
Fur Sales Could Get Banned in UK
Fur sales could be banned after Brexit under plans being considered by the Department for Environment, it has emerged. The …
Upper Crust, Pizzeria, Reports Sales Down 86% As Covid Hits Travel
The owner of Upper Crust and Caffè Ritazza said it was ringing up only a quarter of last year’s sales …