Month: June 2018
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Jun- 2018 -18 JuneOnline & Digital
Google and JD.com partner to create ‘frictionless shopping’
Search giant Google and online retailer JD.com have announced a partnership to create “frictionless shopping” experiences. Google, which invested $550m…
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18 JuneEconomy
Bitcoin in retail could ‘bring the internet to a halt’
A new report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland has claimed Bitcoin would “bring the internet to…
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18 JuneAdvice
Solving the age-old problem of returns
Returns, the ‘dirty’ word in retail, are a recurring nightmare for staff and customers alike. It’s something we can all…
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18 JuneDepartment Stores
John Lewis pilots buy-back service for unwanted clothing
John Lewis has announced it is to trial an industry-first scheme allowing customers to sell back unwanted clothing to help…
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18 JuneEconomy
Card payments overtake cash for the first time in the UK
Cards have overtaken cash as Britain’s most frequently used method of payment, thanks to the rise in contactless cards. Steve…
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18 JuneClothing & Shoes
Calvetron Brands to shut 102 Jacques Vert and Precis concessions
Benjamin Wiles, Trevor Birch and Philip Duffy of Duff & Phelps, joint administrators to Calvetron Brands, have announced they are…
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15 JuneHigh Street
Microsoft to take on Amazon in checkout-free showdown
Microsoft is reportedly working on technology to cut out cashiers and checkout queues in shops in the first challenge to…
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15 JuneClothing & Shoes
H&M sales fail to hit expectations
The Swedish fashion brand H&M has revealed that it missed its sales expectations for the second quarter sales growth in…
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15 JuneAdvice
Why CSR is good for business as well as the environment
No longer are the social and environmental activities of businesses treated as additional or voluntary projects. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
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15 JuneSupermarkets
Parfetts Cash and Carry acquires Blakemore Wholesale
Retailer Parfetts Cash and Carry has acquired Middlesbrough-based food retail and distributor Blakemore Wholesale for an undisclosed sum. Parfetts now…
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