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Argos slammed over plans to ‘fire and rehire’ hundreds of back-office staff

May 25, 2021

Argos has been called on by workers union USDAW not to ‘fire and rehire’ hundreds of staff in order to push through contractual changes. According to USDAW, Argos is planning…

Currys PC World is offering shoppers PlayStation 5 "Priority Passes" to try and level the playing field against scalpers.

Argos launches “investigation” after scalpers hit PS5 restock

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Argos PlayStation 5 PS5 Scalper

January 29, 2021

Ben Stevens

Argos has launched an “investigation” after reports emerged that PlayStation 5 scalper groups once again wiped-out stock before other customers had a chance. PS5 stock issues continue to plague the…

Amazon saw its UK site traffic jump 32 per cent last year as ecommerce platforms dominated the 100 most visited websites of the year.

Amazon UK traffic grew 32% last year as ecommerce sites dominated top 100

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January 19, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Amazon saw its UK site traffic jump 32 per cent last year as ecommerce platforms dominated the 100 most visited websites of the year. According to a new study from…

Aldi had the most successful Christmas advert this year according to a study which used artificial intelligence facial coding technology to track people’s emotions as they watched.

Aldi’s “Long Way From Home” Christmas ad voted best in retail this year

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December 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Aldi had the most successful Christmas advert this year according to a study which used artificial intelligence facial coding technology to track people’s emotions as they watched. Kantar has unveiled…

Amazon is replacing customers’ missing PS5s as UK retailers receive new stock

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December 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Amazon is offering PlayStation 5 customers who failed to receive their consoles first refusal as retailers across the UK receive new stock. UK retailers including Argos, Game, Amazon, AO, John…

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

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Argos Game PlayStation 5 PS5 Smyths Sony

November 6, 2020

Ben Stevens

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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…

One in seven small business expect to have to lay off some or all of their staff after the furlough scheme ends later this year.

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

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Argos BRC British Retail Consortium Game lockdown Smyths

November 5, 2020

Ben Stevens

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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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Amazon Argos Black Friday Game Ocado Smyths Walmart

November 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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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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Argos Game PlayStation 5 PS5 Sainsbury's Smyths Xbox Series

November 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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…

Amazon Prime Day will be pushed forward to June this year as the multi-day sales event seeks to boost its Q2 earnings.

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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Amazon Argos John Lewis Klarna Morrisons Prime Day Xbox

September 25, 2020

Ben Stevens

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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’…

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Argos slammed over plans to ‘fire and rehire’ hundreds of back-office staff

Argos launches “investigation” after scalpers hit PS5 restock

Amazon UK traffic grew 32% last year as ecommerce sites dominated top 100

Aldi’s “Long Way From Home” Christmas ad voted best in retail this year

Amazon is replacing customers’ missing PS5s as UK retailers receive new stock

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

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

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

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

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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