This week, the BCLP Retail team look at the impact of the four week lockdown for England and extension of furlough, review the scale of shop closures and key findings in LDC’s latest retail market analysis report, and discuss...more
On Saturday 31 October, the UK Prime Minister announced a second national lockdown in England and an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). The lockdown comes into force on Thursday 4 November 2020 and...more
11/2/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Furloughs ,
HMRC ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
This week, the BCLP Retail team discuss the latest round of government restrictions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and offer an updated timeline of relevant measures. We look at potential uses of empty retail space and...more
10/27/2020
/ Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Terms ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Shopping Centers ,
UK
Less than two weeks after the announcement of the Job Support Scheme (“JSS”) and with just over 3 weeks until the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) ends, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has, today, made an...more