Month: August 2018
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Aug- 2018 -17 AugustHigh Street
Marks and Spencer replaces switchboard staff with AI
Marks and Spencer will be replacing its call centre employees with AI technology, cloud communications platform Twilio has announced. The…
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16 AugustDepartment Stores
Philip Day eyeing House of Fraser stores
Philip Day, the owner of Edinburgh Woollen Mill is reportedly in talks with landlord groups regarding a takeover of several…
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16 AugustAdvice
How the theory of evolution will be the difference-maker for retailers
An estimated 9,500 retail shops are due to close this year and according to The Centre for Retail Research, 20,000…
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16 AugustEconomy
Online sales and discounts help to boost retail sales
UK retail sales outperformed predictions with an increase of 0.7% in July, recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics…
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16 AugustClothing & Shoes
Brits wear clothes once for ‘hashtag moment’ before returning items
Almost one in 10 Brits have bought clothes online to wear once with the aim of posting a photo to…
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16 AugustDIY
B&Q owner Kingfisher records Q2 revenue boost thanks to warm weather
Kingfisher, the owner of B&Q and Screwfix, has posted a 1.6% increase in revenue during the three months ending 31…
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15 AugustClothing & Shoes
Fat Face sales jump up 7.4%
Clothing retailer Fat Face has announced it has seen an overall sales rise of 7.4% to £238.4m in the 52…
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15 AugustAdvice
Defining the ‘global opportunity’ for retailers
As online spending continues to soar, the opportunities available to merchants are endless. In fact, market research predicts that global…
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15 August
Amazon Prime one-day delivery ad banned by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has now banned Amazon from advertising one-day delivery on it’s Prime service after it was…
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15 AugustHealth & Beauty
Superdrug launches in-store Botox and filler service
High street health and beauty store Superdrug has launched an in-store Botox and fillers service at its flagship on the…
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