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Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a new inquiry into the rise of violence and abuse towards retail workers. On Friday the union announced it had secured the necessary 100,000…
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As some of you may have noticed, we experienced some technical difficulties yesterday which caused the site to go down for much of the day.
We’d like to apologise to…
Read MoreAmazon steps up Brazilian expansion with three more logistics centres
Amazon on Monday announced it has opened three additional logistics centres in Brazil, in order to take advantage of the online shopping boom caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The new…
Read MoreLeading Indian online grocer BigBasket reeling from major cyber attack
Cyberattackers have stolen the personal details of millions of users of Indian online grocer BigBasket, according to Bloomberg News.
BigBasket co-founder and chief executive Hari Menon confirmed the attack, which…
Read MoreExperts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches
Online retail sales could grow between 35 per cent and 45 per cent this Black Friday.
New research from IMRG finds that with non-essential stores closed from now until December,…
Read MoreWalmart drops roving robots for inventory tracking
Walmart has dropped plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
The move brings an end…
Read MoreFirst UK lockdown saw 16,000 ecommerce businesses created
The first lockdown in the UK brought a surge in online entrepreneurs, with nearly 16,000 ecommerce businesses created between March and July this year.
Research published by the Royal Mail…
Read MoreRetail Live Streaming: How brands can avoid legal trouble
Live streaming is now a very popular form of retailing, assisted no doubt by the stay-at-home restrictions caused by the ongoing pandemic.
Brands are increasingly marketing themselves, and their products,…
Read MoreKlarna valued at a whopping $10.65bn after latest funding round
‘Buy now, pay later’ specialist Klarna has been valued at $10.65 billion after its latest equity funding round.
An announcement from the Swedish firm on Tuesday morning said the funding…
Read MoreRetail unlikely to recover until UK returns to the office government warned
Retailers have called on the government to allow workers back to the office amid growing fears that they could struggle without the added footfall.
Business groups across the UK have…
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