{"id":164124,"date":"2021-02-11T09:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T09:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/non-food-retailers-have-lost-22bn-in-sales-due-to-lockdowns\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:10:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:10:15","slug":"non-food-retailers-have-lost-22bn-in-sales-due-to-lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/non-food-retailers-have-lost-22bn-in-sales-due-to-lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-food retailers have lost \u00a322bn in sales due to lockdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lockdown measures have cost non-food retailers around \u00a322 billion in lost sales<\/strong> since the start of the pandemic, according to new figures.<\/p>\n
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the closure of non-essential stores and distancing restrictions have weighed on UK high streets over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n
The trade body has called on the Government to take action on business rates, rents and grants<\/strong> ahead of the Chancellor\u2019s spring budget next month in order to help the sector\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n
It requested an extension to the current business rates holiday<\/strong> which is due to expire at the end of March.<\/p>\n