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Like many industries, from hospitality and events to formalwear, the cosmetics industry suffered as a result of COVID-19-enforced lockdowns throughout 2020. With people staying at home during the pandemic, the need, desire and (in some cases) the expectation, to wear make-up or to shampoo every day vanished. This drop in appetite was accompanied and exacerbated by the mandated closure of physical shops for much of 2020 – something that was particularly damaging to the cosmetics industry,...
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Swindon electronics business in administration
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Fairline Boats business off the market
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RBS to put Asian businesses for sale
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Property businesses for sale as credit crunch hits real estate sector hard
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Technology businesses better equipped to weather downturn
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More businesses in administration
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