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PlayStation 5 consoles are already receiving 55 per cent above their retail price on resale sites as the “rollercoaster” launch gets underway in key markets.

PS5 will no longer be available from physical stores on launch day

November 6, 2020

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 will now no longer be available to collect in physical shops on launch day globally. Following news that UK retailers including Game, Smyths and Argos would…

Retailers are set to lose as a whopping £8 billion over the next month as the UK enters its second national lockdown.

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

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November 5, 2020

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Retailers are set to lose as a whopping £8 billion over the next month as the UK enters its second national lockdown. Non-essential retailers will have to close their doors…

Midweek Catchup: Walmart scraps robot rollout while Ocado ramps up automation investment

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November 4, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: First UK lockdown saw 16,000 ecommerce businesses created Amazon forced to withdraw Black Friday discount advertising in France due to lockdown Walmart drops…

Game, Smyths and Argos will remain open for Xbox & PS5 pre-order collection despite lockdown

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November 4, 2020

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Game, Argos and Smyths have confirmed that they will allow customers to collect their pre-ordered PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles from stores during lockdown. Both Sony’s PS5 and its…

Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – Amazon Prime Day 2020, John Lewis’ virtual Christmas store and more pre-order chaos

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September 25, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: Amazon Prime Day 2020 set to launch on October 13 after months of delays Klarna apologises after Xbox All Access “debacle” hit customers’…

Online retail sales growth has slowed for the third consecutive month as shopping grow cautious of spending as a second lockdown looms.

Nearly 1 in 4 Brits now “practically addicted” to online shopping

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September 24, 2020

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Online shopping has become so prevalent in the UK during lockdown that close to a quarter of Brits admit to being “practically addicted” to it. More than half of UK…

Sony has assured retailers and customers that more PlayStation 4 stock is on its way after last week’s pre-order chaos left many unable to secure a console.

Sony apologises and says more PS5s “on their way” after pre-order chaos wiped out stock

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September 21, 2020

Ben Stevens

Sony has assured retailers and customers that more PlayStation 5 stock is on its way after last week’s pre-order chaos left many unable to secure a console. PS5 pre-orders were…

Click & collect usage in the UK is set to rise 8.2 per cent this year as consumers begin to expect “this option as standard for their digital purchases”.

Click & collect usage grows 8.2% in the UK this year

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December 23, 2019

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Click & collect usage in the UK is set to rise 8.2 per cent this year as consumers begin to expect “this option as standard for their digital purchases”. According…

Which? has called on retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths to withdraw a number of smart toys from sale after finding many had a troubling lack of inbuild security leaving them open to hackers.

Smart toys at top of Christmas lists vulnerable to being hacked says Which?

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Amazon Argos John Lewis Smart Toys Smyths Which?

December 10, 2019

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Which? has called on retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths to withdraw a number of smart toys from sale after finding many had a troubling lack of inbuild…

John Lewis delivery trucks will switch to cow manure by 2021

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November 8, 2019

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John Lewis has announced it will be switching its delivery truck fuel to cow manure by 2021. In a bid to reduce its reliance on polluting diesel fuel and switch…

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Retailers must think differently this Black Friday to stand out online

23/11/2020 12:21 PM

To take full advantage of the opportunity Black Friday presents, retailers need to make sure they are optimising their online presence. Here are three ways brands can give themselves the best chance to success this Black Friday Cyber Monday.

This year’s Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend will look very different. When we think of Black Friday, we conjure up scenes of mayhem: people camping outside shops and rushing through…

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