Shop price inflation at highest rate since 2011
March 31, 2022 8:44 amNew figures have shown that shop price inflation has reached its highest rate since 2011 this month following mounting cost pressures in the global supply chain... View Article
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Landsec and Completely Retail Marketplace launch competition for disruptive start-ups
March 31, 2022 8:34 amLandsec has teamed up with Completely Retail Marketplace to launch a new competition to give disruptive brands and start-ups the chance to win a pop-up space... View Article
Amazon switches single-use plastic delivery bags to recyclable paper
March 30, 2022 3:23 pmEcommerce giant Amazon announces that it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags in its own distribution network in the UK. The company said... View Article
Deliveroo expands traditional business with WH Smith partnership
March 29, 2022 5:46 pmOnline delivery giant Deliveroo has joined forces with WHSmith as it continues to expand further from its traditional takeaway delivery business. Deliveroo has today announced it... View Article
Very Group makes key appointments to executive team
March 29, 2022 10:00 amThe Very Group has made two new appointments within its executive team. Charlotte Heiss has been hired as group general counsel and company secretary while Sean... View Article
M&S gives staff extra day’s holiday for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
March 29, 2022 8:25 amMarks & Spencer is to give thousands of staff members an extra day’s leave to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The move will see over 50,000... View Article
[ COMMENT ] John Lewis – What comes after NKU? Part Two
March 25, 2022 12:00 pmLast month’s announcement that John Lewis will be abandoning its 97-year-old “Never Knowingly Undersold” price promise did not come as a surprise. NKU has been adapted... View Article
Consumer confidence continues to nosedive
March 25, 2022 8:28 amNew figures have shown that consumer confidence has continued to nosedive in March as people worry about the impact of inflation, interest increases and higher taxes.... View Article
Amazon adds first fully electric HGVs to UK fleet
March 24, 2022 10:57 amAmazon has launched five electric heavy goods vehicles within its UK delivery fleet as part plans to become net-zero carbon by 2040. The 37-tonne fully electric... View Article
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