Ocadon’t: Half of us shun online shopping June 16, 2016 High streets are still a major destination for customers, as research released today found half of shoppers shun online. The study by Cardlytics looked at the spend data of more than two million shoppers, looking at fashion, footwear, beauty and department stores over a year. Although online is becoming an increasingly important growth sector in retail, [...]
All eyes will be on Morrisons’ interim results this week to see if the strategy of CEO David Potts has delivered September 13, 2016 WM Morrison is on a mission to be leaner and meaner. Under CEO David Potts, 'in' have come aggressive price cuts while 'out' are a series of ill-fated ventures including a minority stake in US online grocery business Fresh Direct and M-Local, a hastily assembled collection of convenience stores. Potts has turned his focus to the [...]
Amazon UK to create 19,000 jobs over Christmas to cope with extra demand October 8, 2015 Amazon UK is creating 19,000 people in seasonal roles over Christmas as it gears up for the busiest time of the year, the online retailer announced yesterday. The company said the majority of the jobs will be in its fulfillment and customer service centres to help cope with the extra demand. Salaries will start from [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK deals: Amazon, John Lewis, Tesco, Currys PC World, Ebay, Carphone Warehouse and Asos sales are here November 26, 2015 Retailers up and down the UK are offering massive savings as part of the Black Friday sales. This year Black Friday will happen on Friday 27th November. However, some retailers have already started their week of deals. Outlets including Amazon, Argos, Very, Ebay have been running hundreds if not thousands of deals throughout the week. Others like Tesco, John [...]
Virgin Media to offer faster broadband for gamers August 31, 2016 Virgin Media is taking a niche approach to growing its broadband subscription base. From tomorrow the internet service provider will offer customers the UK’s first broadband tier designed specifically for online gamers. The extra upload speed – up to 20Mbps – will be an add-on to Virgin Media’s current top broadband package and cost £5 per month. Gamers are increasingly choosing to [...]
The BBC iPlayer loophole is closing tomorrow: Here’s what you need to know August 31, 2016 The law around the licence fee is changing tomorrow. It is now illegal to watch BBC programmes on demand, including on the iPlayer, without paying the £145.50 annual fee. Here is what you need to know: Do I need to do anything if I already have a licence? No. If your household is already covered [...]
UK Black Friday 2014: Amazon will offer new deals every 10 minutes on Apple iPhone, XBox and Sony TV and more November 24, 2015 It’s not even Friday yet, but Amazon is offering some pretty sweet discount deals on high ticket items such as an iPhone, XBox console and Sony TV in its week of Black Friday deals. Amazon is getting a head start on the biggest shopping event of the year, offering hawk-eyed money-saving customers new deals every [...]
Meet Zenbo, Asus’s Wall.E style home robot May 30, 2016 A Wall.E style robot that can help around the home has been launched by Taiwan electronics firm Asus. “For decades, humans have dreamed of owning such a companion: one that is smart, dear to our hearts, and always at our disposal. Our ambition is to enable robotic computing for every household," said Asus chairman Jonney [...]
Shares in Debenhams leapt this morning on solid annual results. But analysts are still waiting to see what the new chief exec will do October 27, 2016 Department store Debenhams' share price headed north by nearly four per cent this morning after revealing a decline in full year profits that still beat analyst expectations. The figures Gross transactional values, basically the company's sales before taking into account discounting, were up by 1.3 per cent to £2.9bn. However revenues – what it says on the [...]
Amazon to open tenth UK fulfilment centre in Doncaster September 2, 2015 Amazon is creating over 300 new jobs as the internet retailer plans to open its tenth fulfilment centre in the UK this autumn. The company has chosen Doncaster as the location for its new 250,000 sq ft warehouse, which will be the second fulfilment centre in the city, as a first one opened in 2010. [...]