Pandemic
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Jun- 2021 -2 JuneComment
Online retailers are in danger of being overwhelmed by increased orders – Automation is the answer
Online retailers are facing a major crisis. Since Covid-19 hit, reduced headcount and social distancing practices within the walls of…
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2 June
Amazon to become UK’s largest retailer by 2025, study finds
Amazon is to overtake Tesco as the UK’s largest retailer within the next four years, with UK sales expected to…
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2 JuneCoronavirus Featured Content
Two-thirds of retailers face legal action in july over rents, warns BRC
Two-thirds of retailers have been told by landlords that they will be subject to legal measures from July, once the…
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1 JuneSupply Chain
Kraft Heinz to invest £140m in Kitt Green
The Kraft Heinz Company has revealed plans to invest £140m in Kitt Green, the Wigan food manufacturing facility. Some 50…
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May- 2021 -28 MayClothing & Shoes
JD Group chairman banks £6m in bonuses despite 75% pay cut
The executive chairman of JD Group, Peter Cowgill, was reportedly handed nearly £6m in “special bonuses” over the course of…
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28 MayHigh Street
Retail NI welcomes top up grants
Retail NI has welcomed the commencement of the issuing of £72.3m in top up grants to Northern Irish businesses that…
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27 MayHigh Street
Usdaw workers petition set for parliamentary debate
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) has revealed that its petition to protect retail staff from violence,…
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26 MayAnalysis
Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era
It is no exaggeration to say that the past 12 months have turned the retail environment on its head. As…
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26 MaySupermarkets
Supermarket visits rise by 58 million amid vaccine rollout
UK shoppers made 58 million more visits to the supermarket in the most recent four weeks than they did in…
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26 MaySupermarkets
M&S to close sites amid £201m loss
Marks and Spencer has swung to a statutory £201m loss in its financial results for the year ended 3 April…
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