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A new “click & collect cash” service is set to be trialled next month in the latest efforts to ensure vulnerable communities still have access to physical money.

New ‘click & collect cash’ pilot to be launched next month for vulnerable shoppers

February 16, 2021

A new “click & collect cash” service is set to be trialled next month in the latest effort to ensure vulnerable communities still have access to physical money. The “Cash…

Contactless payment limits could soon jump to £100 as the coronavirus pandemic forces a dramatic change in “behaviour in how people pay”.

Contactless limit could more than double to £100

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January 28, 2021

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Contactless payment limits could soon jump to £100 as the coronavirus pandemic forces a dramatic change of “behaviour in how people pay”. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced yesterday that…

Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”.

Ocado warns of “missing items and substitutions” as COVID-19 ravages supply chain

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January 11, 2021

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Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”. Customers of the online…

Charged has collected key insights, predictions and analysis from leading experts across the industry so you know what to expect.

Black Friday 2020: Record breaker or lost cause? Here’s what the experts say

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November 27, 2020

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Black Friday is finally here, but like almost everything this year, it promises to be a totally different beast from previous events. This year the sales extravaganza, which traditionally marks…

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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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…

The majority of UK retailers want to go entirely cashless, removing the option to pay by physical currency entirely.

Retailers’ could soon replace cash machines in the UK offering withdrawals without a purchase

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October 15, 2020

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British retailers’ tills could soon replace cash machines across the country amid new treasury proposals aimed at protecting access to cash. New government proposals, which will enter a six-week consultation…

Rishi Sunak haThe UK government has been called on the fix a “glaring loophole” in its ‘Amazon Tax’ which has allowed the retailer to effectively avoid paying the levy.s been called on to help struggling retailers this Christmas trading period by covering their delivery costs.

Online sales tax would force vulnerable shoppers to pay “a large chunk of the COVID-19 bill”

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July 28, 2020

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An ‘Amazon Tax’ in the UK would force vulnerable shoppers to “pick up a large chunk of the COVID-19 bill” according to industry experts. A nationwide online sales tax was…

Contactless spending limits in the UK should be increased even further as the coronavirus transforms attitudes “toward alternative payments” according to new research.

Contactless limit raised to £45 to aid social distancing

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March 24, 2020

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Contactless payment limits will rise from £30 to £45 from April 1 as the UK’s financial and retail sectors take measures to help limit contagion. UK Finance, the British Retail…

Consumer spending fell 16.3 per cent in January marking its sharpest decline since May 2020, with online shopping continuing to be the only respite for retail.

Online retail sales hit highest level in 3 years thanks to Amazon Prime Day

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August 15, 2019

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UK online retail spending hit its highest level in three years in July, helping boost overall retail sales and beating analyst estimates. Online sales rose 6.9 per cent throughout July,…

Non-essential online shopping is “no longer a sin” according to delivery specialist ParcelHero as big-name brands continue to reopen their ecommerce operations.

Retailers could miss out on £60bn as new anti-fraud rules are introduced

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April 26, 2019

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Retailers could lose out on as much as £60 billion of online sales if tough new anti-fraud rules are introduced. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that the “two-factor…

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New ‘click & collect cash’ pilot to be launched next month for vulnerable shoppers

Contactless limit could more than double to £100

Ocado warns of “missing items and substitutions” as COVID-19 ravages supply chain

Black Friday 2020: Record breaker or lost cause? Here’s what the experts say

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

Retailers’ could soon replace cash machines in the UK offering withdrawals without a purchase

Online sales tax would force vulnerable shoppers to pay “a large chunk of the COVID-19 bill”

Contactless limit raised to £45 to aid social distancing

Online retail sales hit highest level in 3 years thanks to Amazon Prime Day

Retailers could miss out on £60bn as new anti-fraud rules are introduced

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