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As a provider of fresh produce and store cupboard essentials, Borough Market will also remain open throughout the lockdown period for shoppers to safely buy food to cook and eat at home. Borough Market Kitchen’s traders, restaurants and cafes will
Today Co-op announced that more than one million shoppers have now downloaded it’s digital Membership app, unlocking extra vale and personalised offers for Members as part of the new refreshed Co-op Membership programme.
Trading had barely resumed in The Entertainer’s Westfield stores as the business closed its doors for walk-in customers as part of the second national lockdown, when The Entertainer’s founder and executive chairman, Gary Grant, received a final demand from Westfield’s
With the world going through uncertain times and further restrictions on seeing friends and family on the horizon, the way we connect, stay in touch and spend time with friends and family is continuously changing. To help bring people together,
Today, John Lewis & Partners has launched a new augmented reality feature on its IOS app which will enable customers to put up a decorated Christmas tree in seconds. The app will give customers the chance to try before they
Co-op has announced that there will be a new store opening in Cannock, Staffordshire. The store will be located on Longford Road and will open to serve the community today (Friday, 6 November).
Uber Eats has announced a range of initiatives in the UK to support independent restaurant owners and operators as the new national lockdown measures come into force.
Through its marketplace, which currently focuses on food, Carrefour provides small retailers with an accelerated solution for digitising their businesses with the support of its partner Mirakl, and is making it free to use during the lockdown
Jobseekers across the country will be able to interview for thousands of jobs from the safety of their home next week when the UK’s largest job site Indeed launches its first virtual National Hiring Days on November 10-11.
Payoneer, the digital payment platform empowering businesses around the world to grow globally, today announced the worldwide availability of Green Channel, a matching and onboarding program designed to connect marketplaces with top merchants that have been pre-screened by the
The Salvation Army has once again teamed up with The Entertainer, the UK’s largest high street toy retailer to deliver presents to children who need them the most in a year when many family budgets have been hit hard.
Brands and retailers using Alibaba Group Holding Limited to reach China’s consumers wrapped up the first sales period (1-3 November) of this year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival with strong results. To create more opportunities for new brands and small
North42 is a naturally pink gin from Leicestershire that leaves a unique, smooth, fruity and everlasting flavour on the palate - but what is the story behind this bright pink bottle?
Specialist technology business, Lokulus, is looking to increase its team by 30% to support its clients as more customers head online.
Craft Gin Club, the UK’s biggest gin subscription service, has hit over 100,000 members this month.
This bonfire night, the UK’s number one kitchen retailer, Wren Kitchens, will be setting the American kitchen market alight by opening its 100th showroom with a bang in Milford, Connecticut!
Following today’s release of Superdry H1 figures for 2020/21, Alex Hardy, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘The pressure is on Superdry to deliver with its brand reset, as the retailer continues to struggle in
Following today’s release of The Works H1 figures for FY2020/21, Georgina Sreeves, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘The Works has revealed its key weakness amid the pandemic; a heavy reliance on its 530 stores.
Central England Co-op shoppers can show ‘goodwill to all’ this Christmas by enjoying the retailer’s Irresistible product range and raising money to help tackle food poverty.
A popular gardening and shed review site is recruiting three couples to test aphrodisiac properties of plants, produce and fungi, after a survey revealed almost two thirds are having trouble in the bedroom as a result of lockdown. Couples can
Lidl has today revealed its new 'Teaming up to Tackle Hunger' scheme which will make it easier for customers to donate directly to their local community - and the retailer will match every donation made.
Following today’s release of Sainsbury's H1 figures for 2020/21, Thomas Brereton, senior retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘As Sainsbury’s forges ahead with its integration of Argos into Sainsbury’s stores, new Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts
ClearCourse Partnership LLP, a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, today announces the acquisition of The Swan Group, a leading provider of retail management software. Swan becomes the 21st company to join ClearCourse, adding to the
In anticipation of parliament voting for a second English lockdown to take effect today (5 November), Bensons for Beds confirmed it would be implementing key measures to fulfil increased demand for beds and mattresses – as customers invest in a
Following today’s release of N Brown H1 figures for 2020/21, Emily Salter, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘A dependence on apparel, as well as an older customer base, stifled N Brown’s performance in the
