Scottish footwear retailer Schuh offers £3m to support Covid-19 effort

A trust set up in the wake of the 2011 takeover of Scottish footwear retailer Schuh is donating £3 million to the Covid-19 relief effort.

Schuh has become one of the most familiar names on the UK high street though its stores are currently closed during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Schuh Trust, which was founded following the acquisition of Livingston-headquartered Schuh by US company Genesco for around £125m nine years ago, has donated between £200,000 and £250,000 each year to a variety of deserving causes.

It is now supporting the current coronavirus relief effort with a combined donation of £3m, to the National Emergencies Trust (£2m) and the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Appeal (£1m).

Mark Crutchley of the Schuh Trust said: “We have decided that these unprecedented times call for unprecedented action. And so, the trust will be selling off a significant chunk of assets to fund this donation, with the intention of providing critical support to people that urgently need it now, rather than at some point in the future.”