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Sports Direct launches carbon-neutral bumblebee TV ad

May 6, 2022

Sports Direct has teamed up with creative agency Cult to launch a multi-level environmental campaign focused on the importance of bumblebees and helping the declining population. This is one of…

Checkout.com reveals that “two out of three people never hit pay”

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February 11, 2022

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Checkout.com has revealed that – while “two out of three people never hit ‘pay’ when they’re buying goods online” – the global payment platform will be doubling its team in…

Frasers Group partners with Checkout.com as part of “elevation strategy”

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January 25, 2022

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Checkout.com has added Frasers Group to its growing customer base as the UK’s largest retail consortium makes significant investments into ecommerce as part of its ambitious “elevation strategy”. The partnership…

Ikea and Primark were two of the most searched for brands as non-essential retail opened back up in April, according to data from Dojo.

Primark and Ikea the most searched for brands after non-essential retail reopened

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May 21, 2021

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Ikea and Primark were two of the most searched for brands as non-essential retail reopened in April, according to data from Dojo. The study analysed the most in-demand brands post…

Game Digital is set to sell its Belong gaming arenas to US start-up Vindex in a deal thought to be worth $50 million.

Game sells its Belong esports gaming arenas to Vindex in a deal worth $50m

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July 29, 2020

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Game Digital is set to sell its Belong Gaming Arenas to US start-up Vindex in a deal thought to be worth $50 million. Belong Gaming Arenas’ brand and intellectual property…

Game says it will furlough its entire workforce until the end of April with regular pay, but cannot guarantee jobs after that date.

Game furloughs all staff with full pay for a month, but cannot guarantee jobs after April 30

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April 2, 2020

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Game says it will furlough its entire workforce until the end of April with regular pay, but cannot guarantee jobs after that date. The video game retailer emailed its staff…

Game to close 40 stores amid dramatic “rationalisation programme”

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January 10, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Game is set to close 40 stores throughout the UK in a dramatic store “rationalisation programme” as it struggles to maintain its “extensive retail footprint”. The video game retailer, which…

Jeremy Corbyn has used his party manifesto to name and shame Amazon, Uber, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”.

Corbyn rips Amazon, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”

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December 3, 2019

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Jeremy Corbyn has used his party manifesto to name and shame Amazon, Uber, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”. The Labour Party leader laid…

Next was searched for 82m times last year, 20m more times than its nearest fashion rival

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July 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

Next is the most searched fashion brand in the UK by a margin of over 20 million, coming well ahead of more ecommerce focused rivals. According to new research conducted…

Sports Direct’s Game takeover could be great for its Belong gaming arenas

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June 6, 2019

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Sports Direct’s £52 million bid for Game could give it “the ability to finally realise the potential of its Belong gaming arenas”, according to analysts. Yesterday Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct…

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Sports Direct launches carbon-neutral bumblebee TV ad

Checkout.com reveals that “two out of three people never hit pay”

Frasers Group partners with Checkout.com as part of “elevation strategy”

Primark and Ikea the most searched for brands after non-essential retail reopened

Game sells its Belong esports gaming arenas to Vindex in a deal worth $50m

Game furloughs all staff with full pay for a month, but cannot guarantee jobs after April 30

Game to close 40 stores amid dramatic “rationalisation programme”

Corbyn rips Amazon, Asda and Sports Direct for having “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers”

Next was searched for 82m times last year, 20m more times than its nearest fashion rival

Sports Direct’s Game takeover could be great for its Belong gaming arenas

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