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PlayStation 5 launch overwhelms outlets and courier firms

Games retailers have been overwhelmed by demand for PlayStation’s latest console, which launched in the UK on Thursday. Web pages dedicated to the launch of the PlayStation 5 at John Lewis, Tesco and Game had all crashed on Thursday morning. Currys had introduced a queuing system that had tens of thousands of customers on hold […]
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55% of brands are set to run their Black Friday campaigns as normal

More than half of UK and Irish businesses plan to run their Black Friday campaigns as planned or with further investment than originally planned, despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This could spell good news for customers in the UK and Ireland after a bargain on Friday 27 November, with 55.4% of businesses […]
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Brits slash Christmas shopping budgets by 6%

The global pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives this year, including Britons’ Christmas shopping budgets, according to research by the Fashion Retail Academy. On average, people are planning to spend GBP341 on gifts this Christmas — 6% less than in 2019. However, despite prevailing uncertainty about how Brits will spend Christmas this […]
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Astound Commerce designs digital transformation for fashion & lifestyle brand, Hush

Fashion and lifestyle brand, Hush, has broken its daily sales record, with transactions exceeding GBP1m, for the first time with a new mobile-first ecommerce platform developed in partnership with digital commerce agency and systems integrator Astound Commerce UK. Founded in 2003 by Mandy Watkins as a womenswear label, the brand offers contemporary fashion, as well […]
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One million members tap into Co-op’s new digital Membership app

Co-op has 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. Co-op’s Membership programme was refreshed four weeks ago, and since then the app has spent time second only to Track & Trace […]
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Amazon is pulling the plug early on Christmas 2020, says ParcelHero

As Brexit looms, Amazon is starting the process of separating UK and EU sales from 14 November. UK shoppers buying gifts from EU sites and British traders selling to Europe face potential increased costs and confusion, warns the international shipping company ParcelHero. The international e-commerce giant Amazon has hastened its Brexit bail-out by confirming that […]
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Co-op Bank reveals takeover talks with US private equity buyer

The Co-operative Bank is in takeover talks with a US private equity firm, as speculation builds that the UK banking sector is heading for a wave of merger and takeover deals. The bank said it had received an approach from a “financial sponsor with knowledge and experience of investing in European financial services businesses regarding […]
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Shopping centre owner British Land takes GBP1bn hit to portfolio

British Land has become the second major property company to write down the value of its portfolio by almost GBP1bn after the Covid-19 pandemic led to a sharp fall in the rental income it receives from retailers. The owner of the Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield and Drake Circus in Plymouth cut the value of […]
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Halfords to train 1,500 extra technicians to work on electric cars, bikes and scooters

Halfords is training 1,500 extra technicians to work on electric vehicles, bikes and scooters as it prepares for the switch away from petrol cars. The cycles-to-vehicle servicing group said it expected to hire hundreds of new staff and to retrain existing employees so that it would have 100 more electric car technicians next year, bringing […]
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Budget mince pies from Asda and Iceland top Which? taste test

Budget-priced mince pies from Asda and Iceland have come top of a festive food taste test, while a “claggy” effort from Sainsbury’s languishes at the bottom of the poll. Consumer group Which? said that ranges from Asda and frozen food specialist Iceland had both scored 73% in the exercise, landing its ‘Best Buy accolade. Its […]
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