Online & Digital
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Oct- 2018 -17 October
ASA warns Laura Ashley over ‘misleading advertising’
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned Laura Ashley that its “misleading” advertising emails which offered specific savings “must not…
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15 October
Moonpig launches new Manchester tech hub
UK online cards, gifts and flowers retailer, Moonpig, is opening its first ever ‘Tech Hub’ in Manchester, creating 50 new…
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15 October
Amazon to open fashion pop-up store
Amazon Fashion will be launching its first ever UK pop-up store located on Baker Street London. The pop-up will be…
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11 October
ASOS launches voice-activated shopping
ASOS has claimed to be one of the first fashion retailers in the UK to launch on Google Assistant, meaning…
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10 October
Nasty Gal adverts banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model
Three TV advertisements for online retailer Nasty Girl have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for featuring an…
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4 October
Ebay accuses Amazon of ‘unlawfully’ poaching sellers
Online marketplace Ebay has accused rival website Amazon of attempting to poach independent sellers from its site using “unlawful and…
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4 October
Lightinthebox reprimanded by ASA for ‘misleading’ prices
British online clothing retailer Lightinthebox has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over an advert for men’s shoes.…
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3 October
Amazon bows to pressure, boosts wages for US and UK staff
Amazon has increased the minimum wage for US staff to $15, after founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said he had…
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Sep- 2018 -27 September
Snapchat introduces new e-commerce feature
Photo messaging application, Snapchat has announced it is to move into e-commerce, introducing new shoppable adverts and catalogues from its…
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27 September
Amazon banned from selling food supplements as ‘slimming aids’ without evidence
Amazon has been banned from selling food supplements categorised under ‘Slimming Aids and Weight Loss’ for being misleading to the…
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