Amazon to open new fulfilment centre in Bristol
August 17, 2017 7:14 amAmazon is to open a new fulfilment centre in Bristol in 2018. The facility will create more than 1,000 new permanent jobs. Recruitment will begin next... View Article
General Merchandise News
Typo chooses Kingston for second UK store
August 17, 2017 7:05 amTypo, the Australian stationery and gifting retailer, is to open a second UK store at The Bentall Centre in Kingston. Due to launch on 18 August,... View Article
Amazon launches Instant Pickup in the US
August 17, 2017 6:44 amAmazon in the US has launched Instant Pickup, a free service offering Prime and Prime Student members a curated selection of products available for pickup in... View Article
One4all appoints managing director
August 16, 2017 7:24 amMulti-retailer gift card specialist One4all Gift Cards has appointed Alan Smith as UK managing director. Smith has over 20 years’ experience of working in the payments... View Article
GMB confident that job losses at Wilko can be minimised
August 16, 2017 7:23 amThe GMB trade union has said it is confident that talks can reduce the number of potential job losses at Wilko stores. After a meeting with... View Article
Insight: retail footfall down 1.1% in July
August 14, 2017 11:40 amRetail footfall in the UK dropped by 1.1% year-on-year in July as the high street footfall growth seen in recent months faltered. The figures from the... View Article
Card Factory reports strong sales performance
August 10, 2017 8:03 amGreeting cards retailer Card Factory achieved like-for-like sales growth of 3.1% in the six months to 31 July. Underlying group sales growth was 6.7% on the... View Article
UK retail sales growth slowed in July
August 8, 2017 8:20 amNew figures have shown that UK retail sales edged up 0.9% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis in July. Total sales rose by 1.4%. This follows a... View Article
Paddy Power Betfair CEO to step down
August 7, 2017 8:19 amPaddy Power Betfair has announced that its chief executive Breon Corcoran is to step down after 16 years with the group. He will be succeeded by... View Article
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