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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…
Read MoreAmazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak
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…
Read MoreAdvertising watchdog bans “irresponsible” Klarna adverts
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…
Read MoreMorrisons to deliver commonly forgotten Christmas items up to Christmas Eve
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…
Read MoreRoyal Mail halts deliveries to mainland Europe
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…
Read MoreOnline purchases now account for up to 70% of John Lewis sales
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…
Read MoreAmazon workers on strike across Germany
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…
Read MoreSales in ‘me-gifting’ set to surge with 4.1m Brits expected to treat themselves this Christmas
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’…
Read MoreOcado names Mastercard chairman as Stuart Rose replacement
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…
Read MoreTikTok debuts livestream shopping with Walmart
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…
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