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PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has been widely panned on social media for selling a fishnet diamante face mask which was branded as “useless”.

PrettyLittleThing panned on social media for selling “useless” Diamante Fishnet Mask

July 16, 2020

PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has been widely panned on social media for selling a fishnet diamante face mask which was branded as “useless”. The online fast fashion giant listed its ‘Diamante Fishnet…

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos made $13 billion yesterday marking the largest single-day rise in individual wealth on record.

Jeff Bezos slams Amazon customer who called Black Lives Matter banner “very offensive to me”

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June 8, 2020

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Amazon’s chief executive Jeff Bezos has publicly pledged his support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement after sharing his response to an angry “all lives matter” email. Bezos shared…

Elon Musk has called for Amazon to be “broken up” in a tweet directed at Jeff Bezos after the retailer refused to sell a book about COVID-19.

Elon Musk calls for Amazon to be “broken up” in Twitter spat

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June 5, 2020

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Elon Musk has called for Amazon to be “broken up” in a tweet directed at Jeff Bezos after the retailer refused to sell a book about COVID-19. The Tesla founder…

Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”.

Ocado accused of hiking nearly 1000 prices and cutting 11,000 promotions during crisis

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April 23, 2020

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Ocado has been accused of raising the prices of nearly 1000 products during the COVID-19 crisis as it continues to face a backlash from customers on social media. According to…

Apple is now designing, producing and shipping face shields for medical workers across the US and plans to ship more than 1 million a week.

Apple to produce and distribute 1 million face shields a week

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April 7, 2020

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Apple is now designing, producing and shipping face shields for medical workers across the US and plans to ship more than 1 million a week. The tech giant’s chief executive…

New “wartime” measures could be brought in by the government to prevent sellers profiteering from essential items in high demand during the UK’s lockdown.

Boris Johnson summons top tech firms to Downing Street

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March 12, 2020

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with senior figures from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook on Wednesday evening to discuss the fight against fake news concerning the coronavirus. Executives from…

Tesco’s online grocery app and website have left many customers unable to complete orders or receive deliveries after experiencing technical issues for over a day.

Tesco faces angry online backlash after its app and website fail

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February 26, 2020

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Tesco’s online grocery app and website have left many customers unable to complete orders or receive deliveries after experiencing technical issues for over a day. Shoppers took to social media…

Aldi has become the first major UK supermarket to begin selling face masks as the country prepares to move into the next stage of lockdown.

Amazon to remove any listings including false medical claims about coronavirus

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February 21, 2020

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Amazon is removing any listings which include false claims about their ability to protect users from the deadly coronavirus. Third-party sellers received an email from Amazon earlier this week informing…

$4bn Amazon stock offloaded by founder Jeff Bezos in a week

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February 12, 2020

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Jeff Bezos has sold $4.1 billion (£3.16 billion) worth of Amazon shares in the past week marking the largest seven-day selldown by any billionaire executive on record. The online retailer’s…

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London Fashion Week: How IBM is supporting the British Fashion Council and the ‘Next-Generation’ of Retail

22/09/2020 1:31 PM

IBM is supporting the BFC by optimising the digital London Fashion Week experience, enabling designers to showcase their stories through multimedia content and ensuring an engaging user experience for the global fashion audience.

We are currently living in an altered world. COVID-19 has shown the fragility of businesses across all industries, but particularly in the fashion and retail sector. Whilst many companies had…

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