“With many people’s finances already strained by the economic impact of coronavirus, households can ill-afford a significant rise in food prices."
The pay-out also came weeks before grocery demand soared due to customer stockpiling as coronavirus cases started to sharply rise across the UK.
"We have got the pandemic where people are hanging on by their fingertips in some areas. We have had four years to get a deal and, yes, businesses are cross.”
"The overwhelming view of the clients we support is they fear not being able to comply with the myriad of new regulations which could be coming down the line."
Around 25,000 retail jobs now hang in the balance.
"If only someone had flagged up 'Sir' Philip Green's tendency to run businesses onto the ground before."
Arcadia could tumble into administration as soon as Monday, Sky News reported on Friday.
"Today is black Friday. Overconsumption is wrecking present and future living conditions and the planet itself."
"Across the country, trade unions, MPs and community groups have expressed their concerns to the banking sector about the negative impact their actions are having on local economies and the wider society."
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