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Jan- 2018 -23 January
Sainsburys to cut thousands of jobs in management rejig
Thousands of shop floor jobs are thought to be at risk as a result of a managerial restructure planned at…
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23 January
Mark Gifford resigns as Game’s CFO
Video game retailer Game has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer Mark Gifford. Gifford informed the board of…
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23 January
Waitrose pledges plastic-free packaging by 2018
Supermarket retailer Waitrose has announced that it aims to remove all black plastic used in its meat, fish, fruit and…
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23 January
‘Ghosted’ customers cost repeat sales
UK consumers who feel abandoned by a retailer following a purchase are less likely to purchase from the store again,…
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23 January
Online retail shows signs of maturing with tough 2018 ahead, says IMRG
The rate of retail sales growth is pointing to a ‘maturing market’, figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index…
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23 January
Amazon opens new supermarket with no checkouts
Online retail giant Amazon has launched a new supermarket which has has no checkout counter or self service tills. The…
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22 January
Tesco puts 1,700 jobs at risk in operational shake-up
Tesco has announced plans that could involve laying off up to 1,700 workers as part of a structural shake-up. The…
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22 January
Richemont in £2.4bn bid for Yoox Net-A-Porter
Swiss luxury retailer Richemont has made a bid to acquire online retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) for £2.4bn. The company,…
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22 January
Small businesses struggle with poor ATM provision
More than 200 communities in Britain have poor ATM provisions, or no cash machines at all, affecting small businesses. Which?…
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22 January
UK online SMEs ‘confident’ in 2018 sales growth
UK SME online retailers have expressed confidence in the year ahead with 74% anticipating sales will increase in 2018, according…
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