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Retail workers have been harder hit than any other sector by the ‘pingdemic’ crisis seeing nearly 75,000 staff forced to self-isolate this month.

Retail worst hit by ‘pingdemic’ as nearly 75,000 staff forced to self-isolate this month

July 23, 2021

Retail workers have been harder hit than any other sector by the ‘pingdemic’ crisis seeing nearly 75,000 staff forced to self-isolate this month. New data from FirstCare, the UK’s largest…

Iceland says it has become the first UK supermarket to be forced to close stores because of the so called “pingdemic” staff shortage crisis.

Iceland becomes first UK supermarket to shut stores amid ‘pingdemic’ crisis

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App Iceland NHS pingdemic track and trace

July 19, 2021

Ben Stevens

Iceland says it has become the first UK supermarket to be forced to close stores because of the so called ‘pingdemic’ staff shortage crisis. Iceland has revealed that over 1000…

Retail and business leaders have called on the government to urgently amend self-isolation policies to end the crippling staff shortages driving some to a “critical point”.

Food shortages and store closures looming as NHS app causes “crippling” staff shortages

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App CBI M&S Marks & Spencer NHS track and trace

July 19, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Retail and business leaders have called on the government to urgently amend self-isolation policies to end the crippling staff shortages driving many to “critical point”. The Confederation of British Industry…

Shein has overtaken Amazon to become the most downloaded shopping app in the US as it continues its blistering rise to prominence.

Shein overtakes Amazon for the first time to become most downloaded shopping app

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Android App Fast Fashion iOS Shein

May 24, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Shein has overtaken Amazon to become the most downloaded shopping app in the US as it continues its blistering rise to prominence. The Chinese ecommerce fast-fashion app has been dubbed…

Waitrose is introducing a new contactless parking app allowing shoppers to pre-book parking spaces at over a dozen new stores.

Waitrose customers can now book and pay for parking spaces in-app

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App Flowbird Parking Waitrose

May 12, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Waitrose is introducing a new contactless parking app allowing shoppers to pre-book parking spaces at over a dozen new stores. Waitrose has announced plans to expand its partnership with Flowbird…

Lidl launches “Lidl Pay” mobile payments service in loyalty app

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App Lidl Lidl Pay Lidl Plus Mobile payments

April 23, 2021

Ben Stevens

Lidl has launched a new mobile payment option inside its Lidl Plus loyalty app, allowing shoppers to pay using their smartphone. From today Lidl shoppers in Germany can pay for…

Google’s Shopping app will soon be scrapped on mobile devices entirely as the tech giant shifts its focus to its web platform.

Google to scrap Shopping app on mobile

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Android App ecommerce Google iOS Mobile Shopping

April 14, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Google’s Shopping app will soon be scrapped on mobile devices entirely as the tech giant shifts its focus to its web platform. Google Shopping will no longer be available as…

East of England Co-op hire Safepoint to protect delivery drivers

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App Co-op Delivery Drivers Mobile shop workers Usdaw

March 15, 2021

George Iddenden

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East of England Co-op has partnered with security company Safepoint to protect its delivery drivers as crime against retail workers continues to surge. The retailer has recently partnered with mobile…

Tesco is informing staff at some of its stores to turn off the NHS Track & Trace app to avoid false positives.

Tesco workers told to pause NHS Track & Trace app when at work to avoid “false positives”

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App NHS Tesco Track & Trace

January 7, 2021

Ben Stevens

Tesco is informing staff at some of its stores to turn off the NHS Track & Trace app to avoid false positives. Employees at a Tesco store in Redruth, Cornwall,…

Klarna launches price-tracking feature

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App browse customise discount Klarna payments sale track widget

November 17, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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Klarna has announced the launch of a price drop widget allowing customers to track the latest deals and sales. Created in time for the festive season, Klarna’s new iOS feature…

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Retail worst hit by ‘pingdemic’ as nearly 75,000 staff forced to self-isolate this month

Iceland becomes first UK supermarket to shut stores amid ‘pingdemic’ crisis

Food shortages and store closures looming as NHS app causes “crippling” staff shortages

Shein overtakes Amazon for the first time to become most downloaded shopping app

Waitrose customers can now book and pay for parking spaces in-app

Lidl launches “Lidl Pay” mobile payments service in loyalty app

Google to scrap Shopping app on mobile

East of England Co-op hire Safepoint to protect delivery drivers

Tesco workers told to pause NHS Track & Trace app when at work to avoid “false positives”

Klarna launches price-tracking feature

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