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Dec- 2021 -20 December
Amazon partners with Barclays to launch ‘buy now, pay later’ service
Amazon has announced its partnership with Barclays to enable UK customers to have access to a new, flexible payment method.…
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20 December
Sainsbury’s opens new Glasgow store
Sainsbury’s welcomed customers to its latest new store of 2021 as it opened the doors to Sainsbury’s Ingram Street Local…
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20 December
M&S links £850m loan to net zero goals
Marks and Spencer will accelerate its sustainability initiatives after securing funding through a new £850m revolving credit facility that is…
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17 December
Consumer confidence falls in December amid Omicron fears
Pre-Christmas consumer confidence has fallen one point to -15 in the UK, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index, as the…
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17 December
November retail sales rise by 1.4%, ONS reveals
Retail sales volumes rose by 1.4% in November 2021, and were 7.2% higher than pre-Covid levels in February 2020, according…
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17 December
Online retailers expected to send 95% more orders this week
Online stores are preparing themselves for the next 10 days of shipping, with retailers expected to send up to 95%…
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17 December
Matalan partners with The Hut Group in new digital drive
Matalan has partnered with THG Ingenuity in a bid to accelerate its digital drive and support “extensive” online growth, in…
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16 December
Tesco turns to refrigerated rail service to slash CO2 emissions
Tesco has announced it will begin to use a refrigerated rail freight service to transport goods across the UK over…
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16 December
Boohoo warns higher return rates to impact FY22 profits
Boohoo has warned that “significantly” higher return rates will impact profits for the full-year ending 28 February 2022 making it…
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16 December
Hammerson disposes of Silverburn shopping centre stake
Hammerson has announced the disposal of a number of its non-core assets, including its share in Glasgow’s Silverburn shopping centre.…
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