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Amazon is offering small UK retailers a free two-day training course to help them understand how to sell internationally post-Brexit. Amazon Small Business Accelerator, launched by Amazon and Enterprise Nation,…

Westfield’s Stratford City shopping centre has been transformed into a COVID-19 vaccination centre aiming to provide thousands of shots every day.

Westfield Stratford City opens major COVID-19 vaccination centre

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January 26, 2021

Westfield’s Stratford City shopping centre has been transformed into a COVID-19 vaccination centre aiming to provide thousands of shots every day. Westfield’s east London shopping hub opened six vaccination pods,…

Online shoppers in the UK are being forced to pay more than £100 in post-Brexit import duties for items they’ve purchased from the EU.

UK shoppers are being hit with post-Brexit import bills of over £100

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January 21, 2021

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Online shoppers in the UK are being forced to pay more than £100 in post-Brexit import duties for items they’ve purchased from the EU. According to The Guardian, international delivery…

Supermarkets are being called on to scrap delivery charges for their most vulnerable customers being forced to shield.

Supermarkets could scrap delivery charges for most vulnerable as charities pile on pressure

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January 19, 2021

Supermarkets are being called on to scrap delivery charges for their most vulnerable customers being forced to shield. Over 20 leading UK charities, including Age UK and Disability Rights UK,…

The online shopping boom has driven investment in warehouses to record highs as retailers scramble to expand their last-mile delivery facilities.

Ecommerce boom drives UK warehouse investment to record highs

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January 18, 2021

The online shopping boom has driven investment in warehouses to record highs as retailers scramble to expand their last-mile delivery facilities. Investment in distribution warehouses skyrocketed 25 per cent last…

Up to 400,000 retail jobs could be lost on the UK’s high streets thanks to the boom in online shopping and working from home.

400,000 retail jobs could be lost thanks to online retail and work-from-home boom

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January 14, 2021

Up to 400,000 retail jobs could be lost on the UK’s high streets thanks to the boom in online shopping and working from home. High streets across the country could…

UK shoppers buying from the EU will now be charged five times as much as they were before Brexit in credit card “interchange fees”.

Online retail won’t go back to slower pre-pandemic growth says Mastercard CEO

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January 13, 2021

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Online shopping is due to continue accelerating at greater speeds after the pandemic is over, according to Mastercard’s chief executive Michael Miebach. Speaking to a virtual panel at CES yesterday,…

John Lewis has become the first UK retailer to suspend its click-and-collect service amid fears all non-essential retailers could follow.

John Lewis suspends click-and-collect with all non-essential retailers expected to follow

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January 13, 2021

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John Lewis has become the first UK retailer to suspend its click-and-collect service amid fears all non-essential retailers could follow. The department store announced yesterday that click-and-collect services were being…

Online retail sales skyrocketed 52.2 per cent throughout December as lockdown restrictions decimated in-store sales.

Online retail sales accounted for nearly half of all spend in December

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January 12, 2021