Lezi zikhangiso zenza amabhizinisi endawo agqame phakathi kwababukeli abahlosiwe (imiphakathi yendawo).
Kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke nokukhangisa lezi zikhangiso ngoba amabhizinisi ethu endawo adinga ukunikeza ukwesekwa okukhulu ngalezi zikhathi ezinzima.
Ngemuva kokwanda kwesidingo esiku-inthanethi ngesikhathi sodlame lwe-coronavirus, iHotel Chocolat izodala imisebenzi engama-200 ezitshalweni zayo ezikhiqiza ushokoledi nasezindaweni zokusabalalisa.
Ushokoledi uthe ngesikhathi sokuvala, amakhasimende athenga ku-inthanethi angasiza ekwehliseni umthelela wokuvala impahla yesitolo.
I-Hotel Chocolat ithe njengoba abathengi bethenga izipho ze-Easter nezoSuku Lomama ku-inthanethi, ukuthengiswa kwedijithali kukhuphuke ngaphezu kuka-200% unyaka nonyaka ekota ephela ngoJuni 30.
Kusukela ngoMashi 22 kuya kuJuni 15, umthengisi wavala zonke izitolo zakhe e-UK isikhathi esingamasonto ayi-12.UNdunankulu uvumele abathengisi abangabalulekile ukuthi baphinde bavule.
Ngenxa yokujwayela imihlahlandlela yezokuphepha nezokuphepha kwe-Covid, imboni yayo eseCambridgeshire nayo yavalwa isikhashana amasonto ayisishiyagalombili kuze kube nguMeyi.
I-Hotel Chocolat ithe izitolo ezingu-119 kwezingu-125 e-UK zivuliwe njengamanje, futhi ukusebenza kokuthengiswa kwezindawo zayo zemigwaqo ephakeme kunamandla kunaleyo “yenkaba yedolobha” yedolobha.
Nakuba ukuthengiswa kwezitolo okuphelele kuphansi uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, ukukhula kwenani “kusenamandla kakhulu” futhi ukuthengiswa kweqembu kusukela ekupheleni kukaJuni “kuhambisana nokulindelwe ngabaphathi.”
Le nkampani ithe ezinyangeni eziyisithupha eziphela ngoJuni 28, ukuthengiswa okuphelele kwehle ngo-14% kuya ku-45 million wamaphawundi, okuthinteke ukuvalwa kwezitolo.
Umsunguli kanye no-CEO u-Angus Thirlwell uthe: “Ngesikhathi sodlame, ngihlabeke umxhwele ngendlela iqembu lethu elisabela ngayo ngamasiko, ubungcweti kanye nokuziphatha okuhle.
“Ukusheshisa kwezinguquko embonini yezitolo kusenze sasheshisa izinhlelo nokutshalwa kwezimali emathubeni esesivele siwalandele.
“Ku-inthanethi, uhlobo lwethu manje luzothuthuka ngesivinini esisheshayo, lunikeze izipho, okubhaliselwe kanye nokuzitika komndeni.
"Ingxenye yesizathu ukuthi i-Covid isheshise izinguquko, kodwa ukwethulwa kwemiqondo emisha kanye nezithuthukisi zedijithali nakho kusekela ukukhula."
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