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Alibaba is set to launch its “Singles Day” shopping festival early this year, more than doubling the length of the world’s largest shopping event.

Alibaba more than doubles duration of ‘Singles Day’ shopping festival

October 30, 2020

Alibaba is set to launch its “Singles Day” shopping festival early this year, more than doubling the length of the world’s largest shopping event. Singles Day, which last year took…

Co-op is teaming up with Deliveroo to launch a new initiative which will deliver surplus food to foodbanks and frontline charities across the UK.

Co-op is partnering with Deliveroo to distribute surplus food to vulnerable families

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October 30, 2020

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Co-op is teaming up with Deliveroo to launch a new initiative which will deliver surplus food to foodbanks and frontline charities across the UK. Deliveroo will collect surplus food from…

Sainsbury’s has partnered with both Uber Eats and Deliveroo as it scrambles to rapidly expand its grocery delivery capacity in time for Christmas.

Sainsbury’s products now available on both Deliveroo and Uber Eats as it rushes to expand delivery capabilities

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October 30, 2020

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Sainsbury’s has partnered with both Uber Eats and Deliveroo as it scrambles to rapidly expand its grocery delivery capacity in time for Christmas. As the online grocery boom continues unabated…

Amazon has seen its shares dip two per cent in morning trading after it warned that its Christmas quarter could be “tight”.

Amazon shares dip 2% despite record quarter as it warns Christmas deliveries will be “tight”

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October 30, 2020

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Amazon has seen its shares dip two per cent in morning trading after it warned that its Christmas quarter could be “tight”. The online retail behemoth spooked investors yesterday after…

Retailers which have seen their online revenues skyrocket during the pandemic could see their rents shoot up under a progressive new leasing model.

UK retailers’ rents could soon be based on online sales

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October 23, 2020

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Retailers which have seen their online revenues skyrocket during the pandemic could see their rents shoot up under a progressive new leasing model. Under the newly proposed model, which is…

TikTok users will soon be able to purchase items as they scroll through the app as the social media giant makes its biggest push yet into ecommerce.

Microsoft confirms plans to buy TikTok despite imminent US ban

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August 3, 2020

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Microsoft is in talks to buy social media giant TikTok in the US just days after President Trump threatened to ban the app over security concerns. Microsoft confirmed yesterday that…

Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has been summoned to a court in India amid allegations the retailer censored content seen as unfavourable to China.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma offloads $9.6bn in stock

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July 13, 2020

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Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma has offloaded a whopping $9.6 billion (£7.61 billion) over the past year while his company’s share price has risen 40 per cent. Ma, China’s richest man…

Etsy saw its share prices jump six per cent on Friday after it was unexpectedly added to the coveted S&P 500.

Etsy sees share price triple to all time high to become one of the few retail winners of pandemic

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June 24, 2020

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Etsy’s stock price has more than tripled since mid-March and now stands at a record high marking one of the few retail success stories to emerge from the pandemic. The…

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