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Ocado has become the latest UK supermarket to begin stockpiling long-life products as a no-deal Brexit becomes increasingly likely.

Ocado expands Kroger partnership despite fears it could be banned from importing tech to US

November 25, 2020

Ocado has significantly expanded its partnership with US grocery giant Kroger helping quell investor fears it could be banned from importing its tech into the country. Kroger today announced that…

President Trump has vowed not to extend social media giant TikTok’s sell-by date of September 15.

Trump says he will not extend TikTok sell-by date

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September 11, 2020

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President Trump has vowed not to extend social media giant TikTok’s sell-by date of September 15. Speaking to reporters on Thursday night, Trump said the deadline for TikTok to sell…

Walmart has agreed to purchase a 7.5 per cent stake in TikTok as a complex deal to keep the social media giant operating in the US is receives President Trump’s “blessing”.

TikTok owner announces bonuses for staff after US labels app a security threat

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September 8, 2020

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TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. has announced it will pay out a rare half-month’s salary bonus for its employees, hoping to assuage its workforce as questions mount over its sale…

Apple is set to start reopening its retail stores across the US after being forced to close them for a second time due to a spike in coronavirus cases.

Apple to begin reopening stores for a second time as US cases begin to decline

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August 25, 2020

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Apple is set to start reopening its retail stores across the US after being forced to close them for a second time due to a spike in coronavirus cases. The…

TikTok users will soon be able to purchase items as they scroll through the app as the social media giant makes its biggest push yet into ecommerce.

Microsoft confirms plans to buy TikTok despite imminent US ban

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August 3, 2020

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Microsoft is in talks to buy social media giant TikTok in the US just days after President Trump threatened to ban the app over security concerns. Microsoft confirmed yesterday that…

Amazon forced to shut warehouse due to coronavirus outbreak

Amazon to reimpose limits on sellers as coronavirus cases surge throughout “most of the US”

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Amazon Coronavirus fulfilled by Amazon US

July 15, 2020

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Amazon has warned US sellers that it will be re-imposing restrictions on the quantity of goods they can sell via its Fulfilled By Amazon (FBA) service. From August until the…

Amazon saw its UK site traffic jump 32 per cent last year as ecommerce platforms dominated the 100 most visited websites of the year.

Amazon will now require its sellers to make their names and addresses public in the US

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Amazon counterfeit marketplace US

July 9, 2020

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Amazon is imposing new rules which will require third-party sellers to make their business name and address public to customers in the US for the first time. The rule will…

Apple begins reopening stores across the world

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May 18, 2020

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Apple has become one of the first retailers to start reopening its doors for business following months of closure during lockdown. The iPhone maker will open 25 of its branded…

Up to 400,000 retail jobs could be lost on the UK’s high streets thanks to the boom in online shopping and working from home.

110 retailers shut their doors in the US amid contagion fears

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Coronavirus Retail US

March 19, 2020

Ben Stevens

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More than 110 retailers have now closed all their stores to limit the spread of the coronavirus as fears grow that all non-essential stores will shut their doors for weeks.…

Ebay has appointed Walmart executive Jamie Iannone as its new chief executive as it continues to undergo significant changes.

Ebay calls for nationwide internet sales tax in the US

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Ebay Internet sales tax US

January 30, 2020

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Ebay is calling for a nationwide US internet sales tax after warning that individual state sales taxes were harming “small businesses and consumer sellers”. Thirty-three US states have now implemented…

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Ocado expands Kroger partnership despite fears it could be banned from importing tech to US

Trump says he will not extend TikTok sell-by date

Apple to begin reopening stores for a second time as US cases begin to decline

Amazon to reimpose limits on sellers as coronavirus cases surge throughout “most of the US”

Amazon will now require its sellers to make their names and addresses public in the US

Apple begins reopening stores across the world

110 retailers shut their doors in the US amid contagion fears

Ebay calls for nationwide internet sales tax in the US

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