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Amazon and Morrisons launch delivery service

Amazon and Morrisons have stepped up their partnership with the online retailer now offering a full product service from the grocer. Following an installation of a Morrisons platform on its main site, Prime customers will now be able to do a full Morrisons food shop on Amazon.co.uk and receive free…

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Fraser Group warns of closures amid business rates valuation delay

Mike Ashley’s Fraser Group has warned that a number of its stores could shutter as a result of the Government’s move to delay the next business rates valuation until 2023. It said occupiers of the high street, including Frasers Group fascias, are still paying business rates based upon values from…

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Usdaw ‘disappointed’ PM fails to back shop worker protection law

Retail trade union Usdaw has criticised the prime minister for failing to back a new law to protect shop workers from violence. The trade union has called for a firm commitment from the government to take all available actions to tackle the issue. The news comes as Usdaw revealed one…

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Chancellor unveils new £9bn retention scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new scheme to pay companies £1,000 bonus per employee for those they keep on until January on part pay. Sunak said if employers bring back all nine million people who have been furloughed, this will be a “£9bn policy to retain people in work”.…

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Amazon UK boss to step down

The manager of Amazon UK has confirmed he is stepping down from the role, and is now set to assume the role of director at the Natural History Museum.  Doug Gurr is currently the country manager of Amazon UK, and previously acted as president of Amazon China from 2014 to…

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Bank Holiday footfall surges 50% as lockdown eased

High street footfall surged 49% over bank holiday Monday against Easter Monday, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Footfall across retail parks increased by 42% on Saturday compared with Easter Saturday, whilst footfall across all UK retail destinations on both Saturday and Monday was a third higher than the…

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Non-essential retailers set to open in June

Thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres across England are set to reopen next month once they are “Covid-19 secure” and can show customers will be kept safe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. All non-essential retailers including shops selling clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books, and electronics,…

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Amazon: Sales surge while spending rises

Amazon has revealed that sales rocketed 26% to $75.5bn (£60.1bn) in the first quarter of the year, with a possibility of rising 28% in the next quarter. Despite the boom in sales, net income still fell 29% to $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in the period following increased spending, with shipping costs alone…

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Mike Ashley apologises for ‘ill-judged’ Covid-19 response

Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley has penned an open letter apologising for the Fraser Group’s response to the Covid-19 lockdown. It comes after reports that Ashley lobbied the government to keep Sports Direct open and was still asking employees to still come to work at the high street retailer. Newcastle…

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Government urges Sports Direct and JD Wetherspoon to support employees

Boris Johnson has warned Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley to “expect consequences” if he does not follow the recent guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak. Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah raised the question during today’s Prime Minister’s Questions after reports that Ashley was still asking employees to still come to work…

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