Pandemic

Why retail success depends on clean customer address data

The pivot to online shopping during the pandemic has opened a valuable revenue stream for many retailers. However, to stay…

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Oxford Street kicks off £150m regeneration plan

Westminster City Council has launched its “ambitious” £150m plans to renovate Oxford Street, beginning with a series of temporary interventions…

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Covid-19 forced over 17,500 chain stores to close in 2020

More than 17,500 chain stores were forced to close last year across the UK, as Covid-19 has created one of…

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Mothercare to float on junior stock market

Mothercare has announced its intentions to float on admission (AIM) on the junior stock market at £0.01 per ordinary share.…

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A look at what an online sales tax means for businesses

In last year’s Business Rates Review: Call for Evidence, Jesse Norman MP, financial secretary to the Treasury, said the government…

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JD.com Q4 revenues up 31%

Chinese online retailer JD.com reported a 31% increase in revenues during the fourth quarter of the year to RMB224.3bn (£24.7bn).…

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Burberry upgrades Q4 guidance

Burberry has announced that ahead of its trading update, the group anticipates its fourth quarter results to be “better than…

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UK GDP shrinks 2.9% amid January lockdown

Monthly GDP fell by 2.9% in January as a national lockdown proved to impact economic activity, new data from the…

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PCI – whose problem is it, anyway?

Remember when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation hit in the UK? Well, it came out in May 2018,…

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Government announces eviction ban extension

The ministry of housing, communities, and local government has announced an extension to the ban of commercial evictions until 30…

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