Michael Hill regears for post-covid trading

Michael Hill regears for post-covid trading
Dan Brunskill
Jewellery chain Michael Hill International says it has the balance sheet to trade through the covid–19 crisis and emerge with a new digital focus, although the closing of all stores has forced a considerable slimming down of the business. Trading in all stores was temporarily suspended in March as governments in New Zealand, Canada and Australia responded to the pandemic outbreak by imposing national lockdowns. During this period only online sales have been able to continue. This followed an otherwise strong start to the quarter, with sal...

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