Online auction site eBay & Argos have extended their partnership to offer eBay buyers and sellers a nationwide fulfilment service.The idea of the service is that sellers can take their items to Argos stores nationwide, where this service will start in around 150 stores before the year is out, and...
Department store Marks & Spencer are launching a new customer membership scheme on October 22nd called Sparks.The scheme offers customers the chance to collect points in three ways, ranging across its home, beauty, fashion and food departments. Ten sparks will be rewarded with every purchase, 10 for every £1 spent,...
WH Smith, the stationery and book retailer has seen pre-tax profit increase 8% to £121 million, largely due to its travel business.Figures show that that stores located at airports and rail stations rose 9%, although high street sales dropped 4%, however, total group sales were up 1% to £1,178 million.WH...
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has appointed former Staples MD Amee Chande as its first managing director for the UK, as part of their plan to expand their presence in Europe.Amee Chande, who was formally the manager for Tesco’s health business, Nutri Centre, will be tasked with increasing Alibaba’s presence in...
Tesco has announced that it will be selling off over a dozen sites that it had earmarked for development to a property company as part of a revival plan for the supermarket.The move means that over 10,000 homes could be built on the sites which are located throughout London, the...
Unemployment in the UK fell to a seven-year low in the three months to August, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics, the lowest rate since 2008.Meanwhile, the number of people in work rose by 140,000, bringing the employment rate to 73.6% - the highest rate since...
Fashion chain Oasis has announced the launch of a new concept store on London’s Tottenham Court Road ahead of its planned website revamp and the launch of its new click-and-collect service. According to reports, the brand will open the new 3,200 sq ft flagship in time for Christmas, featuring a café...
London-based high end accessories label Radley, known for its “Scottie dog” logo, has appointed former Timex president and managing director of Fossil Alan Stone-Wigg as its new chief operating officer. Reporting directly to chief executive Justin Stead, with whom he worked at Fossil, Mr Stone-Wigg will join the retailer in January. Commenting...
Multi-channel and specialist fit fashion retailer N Brown Group, has said that it is confident it will deliver full year results in-line with expectations after reporting positive half year figures.The group, which owns Simply Be, Jacamo and JD Williams, is currently working on a transformation strategy designed to get away...
Dixons Carphone is trialling Currys PC World collection points in 22 Carphone Warehouse stores around London, Hertfordshire and Canterbury.As of today, Londoners will be able to pick up their electrical goods from selected Carphone Warehouse stores and take advantage of the Dixons Carphone merger that happened last year.Customers who order...
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