Online & Digital
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Sep- 2018 -12 September
Game reprimanded by ASA for ‘misleading’ advert
Game has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a complainant claimed an advert suggested the company only…
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11 September
Amazon Prime users set to more than double in the next decade
Analysts predict the number of Amazon Prime subscribers will more than double in the next decade rising from 101 million…
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7 September
Booksellers Association tells Amazon to ‘pay a proper share of taxation’
The Booksellers Association (BA) has called for Amazon and other online retailers to be given a taxation overhaul, after it…
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6 September
Amazon will account for 5% of global retail, say analysts
Analysts have said they expect Amazon to account for 5% of the global retail market in the near future. The…
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5 September
Electric bikes speed up Halfords sales
Halfords has announced that increased demand for electric bikes has helped the company to achieve a like-for-like sales increase of…
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5 September
Inditex to sell all its brands online worldwide by 2020
Inditex, the Spanish parent company behind brands such as Zara and Pull&Bear, has announced that it will sell products from…
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3 September
Eve Sleep appoints former Moonpig boss as new CEO
Online mattress retailer Eve Sleep has announced the appointment of James Sturrock as chief executive officer with effect from 10…
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Aug- 2018 -31 August
The Cotswold Company appoints former HMV CEO as chairman
True, European retail and consumer sector specialist investor, has appointed Ian Topping as chairman of online furniture retailer, The Cotswold…
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29 August
YNAP to launch first own-brand footwear collection
Yoox-Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) has announced that its own-brand label for mens fashion, Mr P., which will launch this September alongside…
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28 August
Amazon recruits ‘ambassador’ Twitter accounts for ‘educating’ people on working conditions
Amazon has recruited approximately 15 ‘ambassador’ Twitter accounts for “educating” people on working conditions in the online retailer’s fulfillment centres.…
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