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Walmart expands driverless freight trials

December 23, 2020

Walmart will expand its driverless freight trials in its home state of Arkansas during 2021. Last year the US retailer began testing vehicles with Gatik, an autonomous delivery network specialist…

Amazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak

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Amazon Coronavirus Germany New Jersey outbreak Warehouse worker

December 23, 2020

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Amazon Inc has been forced to shut its sorting facility in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, after seeing an increase in asymptomatic positive cases of coronavirus amongst workers. “Through our in-house…

Nearly two thirds of shoppers say they expect to be doing the majority of their shopping online in a years times after the post-lockdown excitement subsides.

Advertising watchdog bans “irresponsible” Klarna adverts

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Advertising ASA banned buy now pay later credit debt Influencers Instagram Klarna Stella Creasy Watchdog

December 23, 2020

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The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld claims made against a series of Instagram posts promoting Klarna Bank’s deferred payment services. The ASA on Wednesday ruled that Klarna could not show…

Morrisons to deliver commonly forgotten Christmas items up to Christmas Eve

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Christmas Deliveroo essentials Morrisons supermarket

December 23, 2020

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Morrisons will deliver easily-forgotten Christmas essentials such as sticky tape, batteries, gravy and even a turkey until Christmas Eve, for customers who may have missed them off their list this…

Royal Mail halts deliveries to mainland Europe

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Coronavirus courier Delivery DHL Europe Royal Mail supply chain

December 22, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

The Royal Mail has stopped deliveries to mainland Europe, Canada and Turkey due to a UK travel ban caused by a new strain of coronavirus. A statement on the Royal…

Online purchases now account for up to 70% of John Lewis sales

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2020 consumer Coronavirus Deliveries John Lewis lockdown online report Shop Live Look

December 22, 2020

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Purchases made online accounted for up to 70 per cent of sales at John Lewis this year, as the retailer reported back on its Shop, Live, Look consumer report for…

Amazon is being sued by New York’s attorney general who argued its extreme profit margins “came at the expense of the lives, health and safety of its frontline workers”.

Amazon workers on strike across Germany

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Amazon German Germany Strike Trade Union Verdi workers

December 22, 2020

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Amazon employees across German have downed tools in protest against wages and staff treatment. A spokeswoman for the Verdi trade union told The Local that 500 workers were expected to…

Sales in ‘me-gifting’ surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas

Sales in ‘me-gifting’ set to surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas

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Christmas ecommerce front line workers me-gift notonthehighstreet online sales trends

December 22, 2020

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After a year like no-other, many Brits will be adding their own names to their Christmas shopping gift list, as research from notonthehighstreet finds 4.1 million people will be ‘me-gifting’…

Ocado names Mastercard chairman as Stuart Rose replacement

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chairman executive grocer Ocado Rick Haythornthwaite Stuart Rose supermarket

December 21, 2020

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Ocado Group has appointed Rick Haythornthwaite as a new independent non-executive chairman to replace Stuart Rose next year. Haythornthwaite is the current chairman of Mastercard, a position he will retire…

TikTok debuts livestream shopping with Walmart

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December 21, 2020

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TikTok has launched a shoppable livestream capability under a new partnership with Walmart. Last week Walmart announced it had “jumped in to the pilot the solution” referring to TikTok’s new…

Posts by Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Walmart expands driverless freight trials

Amazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak

Advertising watchdog bans “irresponsible” Klarna adverts

Morrisons to deliver commonly forgotten Christmas items up to Christmas Eve

Royal Mail halts deliveries to mainland Europe

Online purchases now account for up to 70% of John Lewis sales

Amazon workers on strike across Germany

Sales in ‘me-gifting’ set to surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas

Ocado names Mastercard chairman as Stuart Rose replacement

TikTok debuts livestream shopping with Walmart

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