Online & Digital
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Mar- 2023 -23 March
Amazon staff set for more strikes after ‘insulting’ pay offer
Amazon workers in the UK are planning further strikes after receiving what they called an “insulting” 50p-an-hour increase in base…
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21 March
Amazon to axe a further 9,000 jobs
Amazon has plans to cut a further 9,000 jobs in the areas of cloud computing and advertising as a way…
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14 March
Virgin Wines launches business review as profits plummet
Virgin Wines has launched a full review of the business after profits tumbled to £0.1m in its half-year results, down…
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7 March
In The Style offloads business for £1.2m to avoid administration
Online fashion retailer In The Style has agreed to sell the business for just £1.2m as a way to avoid…
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3 March
Onbuy ranked as Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce business
Online marketplace OnBuy.com has been ranked as Europe’s fastest-growing e-commerce business according to the FT 1000. The annual list from…
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Feb- 2023 -28 February
Amazon workers to strike for second time
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry have begun a second day of industrial action in a dispute over pay…
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22 February
Zalando to cut hundreds of jobs amid challenging environment
European online fashion retailer Zalando has revealed it is set to cut hundreds of jobs as part of cost-saving measures…
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20 February
Amazon to ask workers to return to office
Amazon has announced that it will be asking its staff to return to the office for at least three days…
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16 February
Secret Sales welcomes 70% growth in FY22
Secret Sales has welcomed “exceptional growth” in 2022, reporting 70% like-for-like growth that “far exceeds the industry norm”. According to…
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14 February
Online sales growth slows to pre-pandemic levels
Online sales have slowed down to pre-pandemic levels, according to new analysis from the IMRG’s online retail index. The analysis…
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