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Jul- 2020 -9 July
OnBuy preps for global expansion
OnBuy has announced it will launch globally this summer, after securing a £5m investment. It comes as the online marketplace…
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9 July
Asda launches home delivery partnership with Uber Eats
Asda has announced its partnership with Uber Eats to offer customers “greater flexibility” and access to its products. The trial,…
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8 July
Chancellor unveils new £9bn retention scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new scheme to pay companies £1,000 bonus per employee for those they keep on…
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8 July
H&M to close 170 stores worldwide
H&M has announced plans to close 170 of its stores worldwide after increasing the pace of the closures due to…
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8 July
Government to crack down on violence against shopworkers
The government has vowed to crack down on violence and abuse against shopworkers. In a statement, yesterday the Home Office…
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8 July
Boohoo launches independent review of supply chain
Boohoo has launched an “immediate, independent” review of its supply chain, following revelations of poor working conditions in a Leicester…
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7 July
Halfords cycling sales soar during lockdown
Halfords has reported a surge in sales for cycling related products and services during the Covid-19 lockdown in its preliminary…
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7 July
Allsaints creditors approve CVA
Allsaints has revealed it has received the greenlight from its creditors to go ahead with its planned CVA that will…
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7 July
Usdaw urges chancellor to announce retail recovery plan
Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the chancellor to announce in Wednesday’s (8 June) economic statement an “urgent recovery…
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7 July
JD Sport welcomes ‘record’ results
JD Sport has welcomed “record” annual figures as it reported a 30% increase in revenue for the full-year period ended…
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