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Britain’s Christmas will require a “Dunkirk-style” removal of goods from EU ports onto smaller ships destined for the UK to fulfil orders, according to experts. According to home delivery brand…

Primark has announced plans to invest heavily in “a new digital platform” leading to speculation it could finally be considering an ecommerce launch.

Primark drops “big hint online sales will be part of its future” as it announces digital investment

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September 13, 2021

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Primark has announced plans to invest heavily in “a new digital platform” leading to speculation it could finally be considering an ecommerce launch. This morning Primark’s owner Associated British Foods…

High street retailers could see an extra £58 billion in spending if the UK introduced a four-day work week, according to analysts.

4-day work week would boost high street retail sales by £58bn say analysts

Industry News

August 3, 2021

High street retailers could see an extra £58 billion in spending if the UK introduced a four-day work week, according to analysts. The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionised how almost all…

Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, Shopify and Boots are thought to have lost around £1 billion during yesterday’s global internet outages, leading MPs to call for new safeguards to be put in place.

‘The hour the internet broke’ cost retailers £1bn according to experts

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June 9, 2021

Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, Shopify and Boots are thought to have lost around £1 billion during yesterday’s global internet outages, leading MPs to call for new safeguards to be put in…

Online sales fell 5.6 per cent in April as shoppers returned to high street retailers in their droves dealing what analysts are calling a “body blow” to the ecommerce sector.

Online retail sales fell 5.6% in April amid fears ecommerce boom could be ending

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May 21, 2021

Online sales fell 5.6 per cent in April as shoppers returned to high street retailers in their droves dealing what analysts are calling a “body blow” to the ecommerce sector.…

Poundland’s upcoming online launch leaves Primark “standing virtually alone”

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April 30, 2021

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Poundland’s upcoming online launch leaves Primark “standing virtually alone” as the only major high street retailer without an ecommerce operation, according to analysts. Earlier this week Poundland announced that it…

The Ever Given’s blockage of the Suez Canal is set to cost traders a total of £4.35 billion as experts warn ecommerce retailers will feel the effects for months to come.

Ever Given delays to cost traders £4.4bn seeing online retailers take the brunt

Delivery Industry

March 30, 2021

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The Ever Given’s blockage of the Suez Canal is set to cost traders a total of £4.35 billion as experts warn ecommerce retailers will feel the effects for months to…

Small businesses could soon be unable to ship products due to an unprecedented shortage of cardboard boxes.

‘Amazon effect’ drives 1000% increase in cardboard prices threatening to disrupt ecommerce deliveries

Delivery

March 15, 2021

Small businesses could soon be unable to ship products due to an unprecedented shortage of cardboard boxes. Cardboard prices have skyrocketed over 1000 per cent since the start of the…

Retailers have warned that this could not only actually raise taxes for physical retailers with online operations, but would also hamper independent retailers at a crucial impasse for the British economy.

Online sales tax would be a “huge mistake” as industry splits in support for controversial levy

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February 24, 2021