Ocado sales leap 40% amid ‘dramatic and permanent’ online shopping shift
Ocado has revealed a 40% surge in retail sales amid a “dramatic and permanent” shift towards online shopping since the pandemic struck.
The group said...
SSP taps shareholders for £475m as sales remain slow in airports and stations
Upper Crust owner SSP will ask shareholders for close to half a billion pounds to tie it over until the travel market recovers from...
Greggs head office to adopt hybrid working model
Greggs has become the latest business to say it will not expect staff to continue coming to its head office five days a week,...
Deliveroo set to raise £1bn in London stock market float
Deliveroo has said it plans to raise £1 billion from its impending listing on the London Stock Exchange.
The takeaway delivery business confirmed its fundraising...
Second Amazon Fresh convenience store opens at Wembley Park
Today, 16-March, Amazon is opening an Amazon Fresh store at Wembley Park, the second Amazon Fresh convenience store to offer Just Walk Out Shopping...
Greggs sinks to first loss in 36 years
Sausage roll purveyor Greggs has sunk to its first loss in 36 years as the Covid-19 pandemic hit one of the stalwarts of the...
Thorntons to shut all 61 shops with more than 600 jobs at risk
Chocolate shop chain Thorntons is to shut all its 61 stores, putting 603 jobs at risk. The retailer said it has been hit hard...
M&S announces proposal to redevelop Marble Arch store
M&S has begun to engage the community on the proposed future redevelopment of one of its two stores on Oxford Street – Marble Arch.
Under...
Starbucks launch flagship store on JD.com
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffeehouse chain, launched a flagship store on JD.com on March 3.
The online store is bringing Chinese consumers the brand’s new...
Amazon Opens ‘Amazon Fresh’ store in the UK, powered by Just Walk Out Technology
Today, 4-March, Amazon is opening its doors to Amazon Fresh, the first convenience grocery store to offer Just Walk Out Shopping in the UK....