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Deliveroo is set to begin using controversial facial recognition technology to ensure “every rider who works with Deliveroo… meets all the requirements to do so”.

Deliveroo shares hit all-time low as tech bosses say LSE is scared of entrepreneurship

April 12, 2021

Deliveroo’s disastrous initial public offering (IPO) shows that London’s stock market is scared of entrepreneurship, according to AO.com’s chief executive. Deliveroo’s float late last month, dubbed the “worst in London’s…

Experts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches

85% of Black Friday “deals” found cheaper or the same price on other dates says Which?

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Amazon AO.com Black Friday Currys PC World John Lewis Which?

November 24, 2020

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Black Friday deals can be found cheaper or at the same price nearly 90 per cent of the time across the UK’s most popular retailers. According to a new study…

AO.com is hiring hundreds of new staff across all of its divisions to meet a spike in demand for its goods despite the wider retail industry laying off thousands.

AO.com to create “hundreds of new, high quality jobs” despite wider industry woes

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AO.com employment jobs

August 21, 2020

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AO.com is hiring hundreds of new staff across all of its divisions to meet a spike in demand for its goods despite the wider retail industry laying off thousands. AO…

AO.com sees sales skyrocket 60% amid “structural shift” to online during lockdown

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AO.com Brexit electricals

August 20, 2020

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AO.com has seen its shares jump 6.5 per cent after revenues rose by more than a half over lockdown thanks to “sustained demand” for electrical goods. The online electricals retailer…

AO.com is hiring hundreds of new staff amid a rapid expansion of its delivery capacity

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August 3, 2020

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AO.com is hiring hundreds of new logistics centre staff amid an influx of demand for its goods during lockdown. The online electricals retailer is set to hire 250 new staff…

AO.com opens new logistics centre as its third-party logistics service continues to grow

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Aldi Amazon AO.com Crewe Logistics Simba

June 9, 2020

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AO.com has opened the doors to a new logistics centre in as it continued to build its third-party logistics business which now counts Aldi as a customer. AO’s 100,000sq ft…

AO.com says ecommerce has accelerated 5 years in 5 weeks thanks to lockdown

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AO.com Coronavirus John Roberts lockdown

May 12, 2020

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AO.com’s chief executive said the coronavirus pandemic has seen “five years accelerate into only five weeks” in terms of online shopping behavior. Ecommerce across the UK has developed at a…

Hermes UK is now allowing customers to pick the exact spot their parcels are delivered using the What3Words app.

AO.com will now deliver to any 3m square in the UK amid What3words partnership

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AO.com Delivery What3words

April 29, 2020

Ben Stevens

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AO.com has launched a new partnership with What3words allowing customers get deliveries sent to any thee-metre square location in the UK. What3words is an innovative location service, often used by…

AO.com offers NHS workers free delivery, time slot choice and 10% discounts

Delivery / Supply Chain News

AO.com free delivery NHS

April 21, 2020

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AO.com is offering NHS workers free delivery on all its products alongside priority choice on delivery slots to fit it around their working schedule. The offer is now open to…

Augmented reality (AR) shopping is set to see a dramatic rise in adoption thanks to the pandemic, topping 100 million users by the end of the year.

Top retailers who are using augmented reality

March 16, 2020

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“Mixed reality technologies, like AR and VR, hold huge potential for organisations to offer customers new ways to bring their brand to life, whether that’s by transporting them to another…

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Deliveroo shares hit all-time low as tech bosses say LSE is scared of entrepreneurship

85% of Black Friday “deals” found cheaper or the same price on other dates says Which?

AO.com to create “hundreds of new, high quality jobs” despite wider industry woes

AO.com sees sales skyrocket 60% amid “structural shift” to online during lockdown

AO.com is hiring hundreds of new staff amid a rapid expansion of its delivery capacity

AO.com opens new logistics centre as its third-party logistics service continues to grow

AO.com says ecommerce has accelerated 5 years in 5 weeks thanks to lockdown

AO.com will now deliver to any 3m square in the UK amid What3words partnership

AO.com offers NHS workers free delivery, time slot choice and 10% discounts

Top retailers who are using augmented reality

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