AMP has launched the Coronavirus Advice Desk, a page you can frequently visit to stay up to date with what the latest developments mean for the industry.
It will contain a variety of coronavirus-led articles on how businesses within the industry are adapting to change and what Government decisions mean for the sector directly.
Return to this page for updated links to advice and tips to help retailers and suppliers during the Covid-19 crisis.
If there are any other questions you need answering, topics you would like to see covered or have a story to share, please email alex.douglas@itppromedia.com.
ADVICE:
OPINION: How to survive the economic depression
KPMG outlines challenges for businesses in “challenging” financial climate
EXPERT VIEW: 5 tips to protect your mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
RESEARCH: Small businesses facing mental health crisis amid coronavirus outbreak
OPINION: Keeping business on track during a crisis
BUSINESS INITIATIVES:
Lifestyle & Mobility goes extra mile recognising importance of vital maintenance
Able2 secures sanitiser supply chain with UK manufacturer
New lift sanitising solution from The Platform Lift Company
Theraposture debuts new video assessment and demonstration service
Flexyfoot offers support to UK retailers with wholesale price reduction
Funding made available for tech innovators supporting vulnerable people in lockdown
Handicare seals first virtual sales using video call technology
Student creates face masks for hearing-impaired and shares design online
Jiraffe redelivering postural support equipment to isolating school children for free
RETAIL:
KPMG’s head of UK retail reacts to “staggering” April figures
RETAIL REACTION: BRC responds to PM’s announcement on shop reopenings
British Retail Consortium welcomes chancellor’s “bold” business move
BRC joins £10m effort to support retail workers throughout coronavirus hardship
GOVERNMENT:
CORONAVIRUS: Government taskforces to help reopen closed industries
Five-point plan released to help employers get Brits safely back to work
What does Boris Johnson’s coronavirus update mean for the mobility industry?
Public advised to wear face coverings in shops and other enclosed spaces
New measures protect UK high street from aggressive rent collection and closure
Ableworld gets Government clarification on ‘key worker’ guidelines for mobility retailers
Government outlines “producers and distributors of medical equipment” as key workers
Government allocates £2.9bn to protect “most vulnerable” from coronavirus
Face-to-face health assessments suspended due to coronavirus
SRC responds to Scottish Government announcement on business support
Government ‘must create disability-friendly coronavirus advice’
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT:
Coronavirus sick pay scheme opens for applications
SMEs can access free webinars through Department for International Trade
Small business bounce back loans launch today
Business support finder launched by Government to help firms through lockdown
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme opens capable of processing 450,000 claims per hour
Government extends furlough scheme cut-off giving access to thousands more workers
COVID-19: guidance for employees, employers and businesses
Help and support if your business is affected by coronavirus (COVID-19)
Check if you can use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
How to get a business rates relief discount
British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)