The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SAVE UP TO £800 ON THIS RECLINING SUITE

- By Harriet Dennys

You don’t need to worry about not being able to go out and purchase a new sofa suite, Mail Shop are bringing it to you! The Feathersto­ne Reclining Suite has been a popular, best-selling part of the range for a number of years. Customers regularly provide excellent feedback on the comfort, ease of use and overall durability of the suite and now Mail Shop are offering Mail on Sunday readers the opportunit­y to get this range at a fraction of the usual price. The range is covered in a stylish, durable bonded leather with foamfilled seat and back cushions and pocketspru­ng base to ensure ultimate comfort. From only £449.99 for the armchair, you can save up to £800 off the range.

You can order this range as a standalone armchair or enjoy a 2 or 3 seater range too! Better still, you will get your order of the Feathersto­ne Reclining range delivered to the room of your choice and assembled for you, meaning you won’t have to lift a finger. Delivery charge of £100 to Northern Ireland.

ONe in five beauty salons and hairdresse­rs could fold by the spring without further support, a stark industry report has warned.

Britain’s 74,880 hair and beauty businesses saw turnover collapse by up to 57 per cent in 2020 and will have lost an average of £41,000 due to Covid-19 by the end of this year, new analysis for the National Hair & Beauty Federation shows.

It warns that 11 per cent will be ‘acutely vulnerable to failure’ if they remain closed until the end of march. This figure rises to 21 per cent if they stay shut until the end of april.

Salons expect between six and eight months of trading at reduced levels after re-opening due to continuing social distancing measures.

They say they need a VaT cut to 5 per cent in next month’s Budget to avoid closures and job losses, plus further grants and loans for smaller firms and the self-employed.

Hair and beauty firms – including freelancer­s and micro-businesses – employ around 221,000 people, of which 88 per cent are women and 20 per cent aged under 25. Full-time employment has plunged by 21 per cent compared with 2019, due to redundanci­es and reduced hours.

Larger firms were hit by the Government’s decision to scrap the Job retention Bonus, which would have paid £1,000 per furloughed employee from this week. Some had taken on additional apprentice­s to be funded using the bonus.

Kaye Sotomi, co-founder of ChopChop salon at Westfield, West London, said he may not be able to provide enough hours for his team due to uncertaint­y over when clients will return to their offices.

‘This might lead to job losses at a time when people need work the most,’ he added.

 ??  ?? For full informatio­n please visit www.mailshop.co.uk/sofas. Sold by The Sofa Collection. Seller independen­t of MailShop. Subject to availabili­ty. Delivery charges/restrictio­ns may apply. All pricing/comparison­s responsibi­lity of seller. Returns: notify seller via website/call 0330 230 0309 within 30 days of receipt. MailShop is a brand of Associated Newspapers Limited, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. *All Covid-19 precaution­s in place to ensure safe delivery and assembly. If you would rather opt out of in-home delivery and assembly please call our sales line and speak to one of our friendly team. *Orders aim to be delivered within 72 hours of order. You will be advised of your delivery timeframe at checkout. Free delivery to UK mainland only.
For full informatio­n please visit www.mailshop.co.uk/sofas. Sold by The Sofa Collection. Seller independen­t of MailShop. Subject to availabili­ty. Delivery charges/restrictio­ns may apply. All pricing/comparison­s responsibi­lity of seller. Returns: notify seller via website/call 0330 230 0309 within 30 days of receipt. MailShop is a brand of Associated Newspapers Limited, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. *All Covid-19 precaution­s in place to ensure safe delivery and assembly. If you would rather opt out of in-home delivery and assembly please call our sales line and speak to one of our friendly team. *Orders aim to be delivered within 72 hours of order. You will be advised of your delivery timeframe at checkout. Free delivery to UK mainland only.
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cutS: The jobs of many hairdresse­rs are ‘acutely vulnerable’ if lockdowns persist

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