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Together with Travel and Tourism, the Events industry is amongst those experiencing the biggest negative impact from Covid19, as social distancing measures effectively continue to put a hold on traditional events. Predictions still indicate a 46% decline on a global
Tails.com, the UK’s most-loved pet food company, has today announced that it is live for customers in Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Ireland. International growth is now a significant focus for the nutritionally tailored pet food service, having
Central England Co-op can today reveal the launch date of its brand new community store in Doncaster.
BSI, the business improvement company, today launches a new Workplace Hygiene Solution including standards, consultancy, training, auditing and the BSI Kitemark; a mark of trust. The programme has been developed to help organizations embed a culture of good practice in
Samsung has reported an sharp uptick in smartphone sales as non-essential stores reopened last week.
Engenie, one of the UK’s largest rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, today announces a major retail partnership with real estate specialists, Brookhouse Group, to install rapid EV charging at 10 retail sites across the UK. The partnership, the largest
PayPoint and Motor Fuel Group (MFG) have announced a renewal of their partnership that will see the deployment of an EPoS integrated PayPoint solution into 900 locations, and the continuation of Collect+ parcel services in almost 500 stores.
Cornwall-based clothing retailer Seasalt has announced it has selected Akeneo, a global provider of Product Information Management (PIM) solutions, to ensure a consistent online shopping experience for its customers as it continues to expand.
Mapp Digital, the international provider of cloud-based insight-led customer engagement, today announced that La Martina, a leading luxury apparel company, has chosen to use Mapp Cloud.
Leading UK chewable supplement brand, Yumi Nutrition, is launching two of its products in Holland & Barrett after securing a distribution deal with the health and wellness retailer.
Britain’s beleaguered retailers have been given a powerful new tool to win customers and boost sales, with the UK launch of the cashback app Recash.
EBI.AI, an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab in the UK, has announced that Coop Sweden, one of the largest grocery retailers in the country, has successfully started to preview its virtual assistant, Cooper. This marks the first significant milestone since
John Lewis has today (Friday 19 June) announced plans to open nine more shops on Thursday (June 25), following the successful reopening of an initial 13 shops this week.
US fashion retailer Forever 21, has launched a new UK online store to service its loyal British consumers with the full international assortment, an improved site and localised e-commerce experience. The brand is working with cross-border e-commerce solutions provider Global-e,
Leading London bike subscription platform, Buzzbike, has announced a staggering 440% year-on-year increase in bike subscriptions- with the majority of subscriptions coming from those new to cycling.
A first-of-its-kind suite of smart tech solutions has been launched to help businesses in the retail industry protect their workforce and customers in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
With bicycle sales soaring across the UK since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, e-bike manufacturer Ampler today reports a year-over-year sales increase of 88% over the first five months of 2020.
Environmental charity Hubbub launches the pilot of Food Connect today. The initiative will use fleets of electric bikes and vans to redistribute surplus food from retailers, helping to tackle increased food insecurity. Recent research from the charity found that nearly
Oak Furnitureland, the UK’s largest retailer of quality solid hardwood furniture, has reached a deal with global investment manager, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP to secure its future.
X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, announces that Perekrestok.ru online supermarket and X5 subsidiary 5Post, which offers parcel delivery services, have launched a pilot click-and-collect service from grocery lockers in Perekrestok and Pyaterochka stores. This food delivery option
The UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, Majestic Wine, has appointed performance marketing agency, Journey Further to provide strategic performance marketing support to help drive revenue both online and offline.
Today (15 June) John Lewis has started to reopen its shops starting with Kingston and Poole, with a further 11 to open on Thursday (18th June) this week. The openings are part of its plans to take a steady, gradual
UK company THIS is launching its award-winning product range into 744 Tesco stores on 15 June 2020.
New data from purchase intelligence platform Cardlytics reveals delivery services like takeaways, meal kits and grocery boxes have seen a huge growth in sales as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data is based on the purchasing habits of
VIA Outlets – Europe's fastest growing owner-operator of premium fashion outlet destinations – has, as of today, with Freeport Lisboa Fashion Outlet being the last one in line, reopened all closed and semi-closed centres in its eleven-strong portfolio. While the
