Tag:Retail industry
Business
‘We’ve not had a summer’: retailers battle unpredictable British weather
When the season switched from summer to autumn, like clockwork clothing stores would swap out the racks of floaty frocks and fill them with...
Asos
Topshop could return to high street after Asos sells stake for £135m
Topshop and Topman could return to the high street after Asos handed control of the fashion brand to the billionaire behind Vero Moda and...
Artificial intelligence (AI)
M&S using AI as personalised style guru in hopes to boost sales
Marks & Spencer is using artificial intelligence to advise shoppers on their outfit choices based on their body shape and style preferences, as part...
Amazon
Amazon announces pay rise for tens of thousands UK workers
The online retail company Amazon has announced a pay rise worth nearly 10% for tens of thousands of UK employees, after defeating a bid...
Business
John Lewis submits £80m plan to turn Reading depot into rental flats
The owner of John Lewis has submitted plans for the £80m development of 215 rental flats on the site of its unused Reading distribution...
Business
Huge rise in retail crime driven by gangs, not stealing to survive, says Co-op
Organised criminals are behind the recent rise in shoplifting and violence against shop workers rather than people stealing to survive, one of the UK’s...
Business
UK retail sales pick up as shoppers seek picnic and barbecue food
Warmer weather lifted retail sales growth in the UK last month as shoppers grabbed grub for picnics and barbecues and kitted out their wardrobes...
Business
Harrods owners hand themselves £180m more despite profit dip
The Qatari owners of Harrods have paid themselves the second £180m dividend in a row despite a 17% fall in profits at the Knightsbridge...
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WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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