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Amazon is being investigated by New York City’s commission on human rights after it sacked a warehouse worker who led a strike in protest of coronavirus safety measures.

Amazon under investigation by New York City’s human rights commission after sacking strike organiser

April 1, 2020

Amazon, Bill De Blasio, Chris Smalls, Human Rights Commission, New York

Amazon is being investigated by New York City’s commission on human rights after it sacked a warehouse worker who led a strike in protest of coronavirus safety measures. Yesterday the…

Amazon staff at its key warehouse in New York are planning to strike today in a bid to force the retailer to deep clean the site and provide extra protection for employees.

Amazon staff to strike “until the building gets sanitized” after another employee contracts virus

March 30, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Amazon, COVID 19, New York, Staten Island, Strike

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Amazon staff at its key warehouse in New York are planning to strike today in a bid to force the retailer to deep clean the site and provide extra protection…

Pornhub to launch first ever pop-up store for Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2020

Ben Stevens

Instore, Marketing, News

Asa Akira, New York, PornHub, Ryan Creamer

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Pornhub is launching its first ever physical pop-up store for Valentine’s Day in New York, selling a range of branded merchandise. The adult entertainment website’s debut pop-up store will operate…

Cashless retail stores are now officially banned in New York City in a dramatic shift away from digital payments.

New York bans cashless stores in major blow to digital retail payments

January 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

Amazon Go, Bill De Blasio, cashless, New York

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Cashless retail stores are now officially banned in New York City in a dramatic shift away from digital payments. New York’s city council approved new legislation almost unanimously last week…

H&M launches “smart” recycling bins to collect shoppers old clothes

January 14, 2020

Ben Stevens

Automation, News, Sustainable Tech

Garment Recycling, H&M, New York, Smart Bins

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H&M is set to install “smart” recycling bins across its stores in a bid to encourage more shoppers to use its Garment Collecting initiative and donate their old clothes. The…

FedEx autonomous delivery robots have been ordered to “get off the streets” by New York’s mayor after just one day in the city.

FedEx autonomous delivery robot ordered to “get off the streets” by New York mayor

November 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Bill De Blasio, FedEx, New York

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FedEx autonomous delivery robots have been ordered to “get off the streets” by New York’s mayor after just one day in the city. Roxo, the delivery giant’s “SameDay Bot”, was…

ThirdLove to open first ever physical store with its Fit Finder technology

July 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore

Lingerie, Manhatten, New York, ThirdLove

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The disruptive lingerie retailer ThirdLove is set to open its first ever physical store later this year, introducing its “Fit Finder” technology to bricks-and-mortar for the first time. ThirdLove, which…

Alibaba files for Hong Kong listing that could raise $20bn

June 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Alibaba, Float, Hong Kong, IPO, New York, Stock Exchange

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Alibaba has filed for a $20 billion (£15.75 billion) listing in Hong Kong marking the largest global follow-on share release in the last seven years. The Chinese ecommerce giant, which…

Lidl could soon launch an online delivery service in the UK initially delivering wine, spirits and non-food items to shoppers across the country.

Lidl launches 3-hour delivery service in US

May 16, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Amazon, Belgium, Boxed, Costco, Delivery, Georgia, Kroger, Lidl, New York, Supermercato24, Target

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Lidl is due to begin offering home delivery in the US as part of a new partnership with digital retailer Boxed. The partnership will now see Boxed licence parts of…

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Amazon under investigation by New York City’s human rights commission after sacking strike organiser

Amazon staff to strike “until the building gets sanitized” after another employee contracts virus

Pornhub to launch first ever pop-up store for Valentine’s Day

New York bans cashless stores in major blow to digital retail payments

H&M launches “smart” recycling bins to collect shoppers old clothes

FedEx autonomous delivery robot ordered to “get off the streets” by New York mayor

ThirdLove to open first ever physical store with its Fit Finder technology

Alibaba files for Hong Kong listing that could raise $20bn

Lidl launches 3-hour delivery service in US

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