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Usdaw welcomes government inquiry into shopworker violence after incidents double in 2020

December 20, 2020

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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December 1, 2020

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…

Amazon is offering small UK retailers a free two-day training course to help them understand how to sell internationally post-Brexit.

Amazon steps up Brazilian expansion with three more logistics centres

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Alex Szapiro Amazon Brasilia Brazil ecommerce Minas Gerais online Retail Rio Grande do Sul

November 9, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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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…

Leading Indian online grocer BigBasket reeling from major cyber attack

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Alibaba attack BigBasket China customers cyberattack details ecommerce grocery Hari Menon India Retail security

November 9, 2020

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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…

Experts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches

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2020 Black Friday Golden Quarter IMRG Lockdown 2.0 Online retail peak trading Retail shift Shopping

November 9, 2020

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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,…

Walmart drops roving robots for inventory tracking

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Bossa Nova Robotics ended inventory Retail retailer shelf stacking store supermarket Walmart

November 3, 2020

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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…

First lockdown saw 16,000 commence businesses created

First UK lockdown saw 16,000 ecommerce businesses created

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Coronavirus Delivery ecommerce entrepreneur national online Retail Royal Mail UK

November 2, 2020

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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…

Brands are increasingly marketing themselves, and their products, via TikTok, Amazon Live and other online services which can be used to showcase products via live online videos, here's how to do it safely.

Retail Live Streaming: How brands can avoid legal trouble

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Amazon Live Harbottle & Lewis Live streaming Retail TikTok

September 15, 2020

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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,…

‘Buy now, pay later’ specialist Klarna has been valued at $10.65 billion after its latest equity funding round.

Klarna valued at a whopping $10.65bn after latest funding round

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BNPL buy now pay later fintech Funding Investment] Klarna partner Retail Swedish valuation

September 15, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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‘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…

Retailers have called on the government to allow workers back to the office amid growing fears that they could struggle without the added footfall.

Retail unlikely to recover until UK returns to the office government warned

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Centre for Cities Heart of London Business Alliance high street Retail work from home

July 7, 2020

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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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Usdaw welcomes government inquiry into shopworker violence after incidents double in 2020

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Amazon steps up Brazilian expansion with three more logistics centres

Leading Indian online grocer BigBasket reeling from major cyber attack

Experts predict “permanent shift” to online shopping as Black Friday approaches

Walmart drops roving robots for inventory tracking

First UK lockdown saw 16,000 ecommerce businesses created

Retail Live Streaming: How brands can avoid legal trouble

Klarna valued at a whopping $10.65bn after latest funding round

Retail unlikely to recover until UK returns to the office government warned

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