Amazon to create thousands of new jobs and invest in skills training
Amazon is to create more than 10,000 new jobs in the UK and launch a £10 million programme to help employees gain new skills,...
The Works sees online sales dip after shops reopen
Online sales are still high, despite dipping when lockdown restrictions eased to allow stores to open, hobby shop The Works said on Friday.
The business...
Amazon offers vaccination bonus in bid to recruit 75,000 new workers
Amazon is offering 100 dollar (£71) bonuses to job seekers vaccinated against Covid-19 as it looks to hire 75,000 people across the US.
The jobs...
Historic London retailer Arthur Beale to close store after 150 years
One of London’s oldest shops is to shut its doors for a final time after it said it was unable to pay its rent...
Burberry cheers sales rebound on strong Asian and US demand
Luxury fashion house Burberry has revealed that sales rebounded by 32% in its final quarter thanks to strong demand from rich shoppers in Asia...
Keep the change: Retailers sign up to ‘cash-friendly’ pledge launched by Which?
Major retailers have signed up to a cash acceptance pledge, helping to ensure that customers who want to pay in coins and banknotes will...
eBay to launch lending service for sellers struggling to access Covid-19 support
Online retailer eBay is launching a new money-lending service for business sellers on its platform after finding many struggled to access Government loan schemes...
Victoria’s Secret to be spun off a year after sale collapse
A year after an agreement to sell Victoria’s Secret fell apart as the pandemic emptied shopping centres across the US, the chain will be...
Consumer spending grew 0.4 per cent in April as high streets and hospitality venues...
Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, reveals that spending on essential items rose 10.1 per...
Morrisons enjoys sales boost from stores and wholesalers
Morrisons continued to see strong sales in the past three months as the supermarket benefited from remaining open during the most recent Covid-related lockdowns.
Sales...