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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”.

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

January 11, 2021

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…

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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…

Up to 400,000 retail jobs could be lost on the UK’s high streets thanks to the boom in online shopping and working from home.

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…

British retailers’ tills could soon replace cash machines across the country amid new Treasury proposals aimed at protecting access to cash.

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

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BRC British Retail Consortium Cash Machine

October 15, 2020

Ben Stevens

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 has 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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Amazon tax BRC British Retail Consortium Online Sales Tax ParcelHero Rishi Sunak

July 28, 2020

Ben Stevens

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

Ben Stevens

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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…

Online retail sales dropped 10 per cent in July as pubs and restaurants opened triggering “a shift in spending patterns amongst consumers”.

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

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Amazon Prime Day BRC British Retail Consortium Office for National Statistics ONS

August 15, 2019

Ben Stevens

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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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BRC British Retail Consortium FCA Federation of Small Business Financial Conduct Authority FSB SCA

April 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

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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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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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