Month: January 2018
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Jan- 2018 -22 JanuaryAdvice
How can retailers overcome the omnichannel challenges?
Consumers’ demands on retailers have intensified in the past decade. Previously, having an online store to accompany your physical shop…
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22 JanuaryLuxury Goods
Richemont in £2.4bn bid for Yoox Net-A-Porter
Swiss luxury retailer Richemont has made a bid to acquire online retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) for £2.4bn. The company,…
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22 JanuaryHigh Street
Small businesses struggle with poor ATM provision
More than 200 communities in Britain have poor ATM provisions, or no cash machines at all, affecting small businesses. Which?…
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22 JanuaryOnline & Digital
UK online SMEs ‘confident’ in 2018 sales growth
UK SME online retailers have expressed confidence in the year ahead with 74% anticipating sales will increase in 2018, according…
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22 JanuaryGovernment
Co-op creates modern slavery job lifeline programme
The Co-op is creating a national scheme that allows employers to help survivors of modern slavery by offering them permanent…
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22 JanuaryHealth & Beauty
Holland & Barrett appoints new managing director
Health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett has appointed Steve Carson to the newly created position of managing director. Carson…
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22 JanuaryPeople Moves
Dixons Carphone CEO steps down for Boots role
Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed Sebastian James as senior vice president, president and managing director of Boots. In order to…
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19 JanuaryAdvice
How to make Right to Work checks easier
The UK workforce is becoming increasingly diverse in its makeup, and while undoubtedly this is a good thing, it isn’t…
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19 JanuaryEconomy
December 2017 sees retail sales slump
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that December 2017 had the weakest retail sales in over four years.…
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19 JanuarySupermarkets
Asda and Aldi ban energy drink sales to under-16s
Asda and Aldi have joined supermarket Waitrose in banning the sale of high-caffeine drinks to anyone aged under 16, the…
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