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Deliveroo shares continue rapid rise as its upgrades forecasts for full year

July 8, 2021

Deliveroo has seen its shares jump five per cent after it upgraded its growth forecasts for despite concerns its margins will be hit as lockdown ends. The delivery giant saw…

“Wedding mania” is set to sweep the UK next month when lockdown restrictions ease providing a much-needed boon for retailers.

“Wedding mania” to give retailers sales boost when restrictions ease next month

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Ebay lockdown Wedding

May 24, 2021

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“Wedding mania” is set to sweep the UK next month when lockdown restrictions ease providing a much-needed boon for retailers. New data from Ebay Ads suggests that last minute weddings…

London Fashion Week will be a “digital-first” event for the second year running despite the easing of lockdown restrictions.

London Fashion Week to be “digital-first” again despite lockdown restrictions easing

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British Fashion Council digital lockdown London Fashion Week

May 17, 2021

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London Fashion Week will be a “digital-first” event for the second year running despite the easing of lockdown restrictions. The British Fashion Council announced today that while London Fashion Week…

Brits have saved a whopping £245 billion over lockdown and are preparing to spend up to £60 billion of that when lockdown ends.

Brits to splurge over £60 billion in savings after lockdown ends

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Future lockdown savings UK

April 1, 2021

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Brits have saved a whopping £245 billion over lockdown and are preparing to spend up to £60 billion of that when lockdown ends. According to new data from Future PLC,…

Easter retail sales are set to fall for a second year running as continued restrictions on social gatherings “impact shopper’s enthusiasm” for gifts and meals.

“Great concern” as Easter sales expected to drop for 2nd year running

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Easter Global Data lockdown retail sales

March 29, 2021

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Easter retail sales are set to fall for a second year running as continued restrictions on social gatherings “impact shopper’s enthusiasm” for gifts and meals. According to new data and…

Easing of lockdown next week expected to drive surge in retail sales

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Ebay holiday lockdown rule of 6 sales

March 25, 2021

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Retailers are set to enjoy a surge in spending next week as Monday’s partial lifting of lockdown measures marks start of a “season of shopping”. On Monday March 29, people…

Online delivery slot shortages have provided a significant boost for local shops that have begun listing products online in their droves.

Online delivery shortages drove “dramatic growth” for local stores last year

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Local stores lockdown NearSt Online Delivery Shortages

February 17, 2021

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Online delivery slot shortages have provided a significant boost for local shops that have begun listing products online in their droves. According to new data from NearSt, 6.3 million shoppers…

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.

Ocado chairman Stuart Rose warns retailers must stay open for good after this lockdown

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lockdown Marks & Spencer Ocado Stuart Rose

February 17, 2021

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Ocado’s chairman and retail veteran Stuart Rose has warned that retail must remain open for good when the UK emerges from its current lockdown. The former Marks & Spencer chief…

Unreturned items with a total value exceeding £2 billion have built up across the UK as shoppers are “struggling to return goods during the current restrictions and lockdown”.

Lockdown fuelling £2.4 billion returns crisis

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InPost lockdown returns

February 10, 2021

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Unreturned items with a total value exceeding £2 billion have built up across the UK as shoppers are “struggling to return goods during the current restrictions and lockdown”. UK shoppers…

Iceland has reached out to 150,000 vulnerable shoppers to offer them priority delivery slots as the UK settles into its third national lockdown.

Iceland contacts 150,000 vulnerable customers to offer priority delivery slots “on an ongoing basis”

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Iceland lockdown vulnerable

January 13, 2021

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Iceland has reached out to 150,000 vulnerable shoppers to offer them priority delivery slots as the UK settles into its third national lockdown. The supermarket’s managing director Richard Walker announced…

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Deliveroo shares continue rapid rise as its upgrades forecasts for full year

“Wedding mania” to give retailers sales boost when restrictions ease next month

London Fashion Week to be “digital-first” again despite lockdown restrictions easing

Brits to splurge over £60 billion in savings after lockdown ends

“Great concern” as Easter sales expected to drop for 2nd year running

Easing of lockdown next week expected to drive surge in retail sales

Online delivery shortages drove “dramatic growth” for local stores last year

Ocado chairman Stuart Rose warns retailers must stay open for good after this lockdown

Lockdown fuelling £2.4 billion returns crisis

Iceland contacts 150,000 vulnerable customers to offer priority delivery slots “on an ongoing basis”

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