Specsavers Selects Accenture to Transform Technology Capabilities Using the Cloud
Specsavers has selected Accenture to help improve and modernise its technology capabilities. This will drive efficiencies across its business and enhance the service experience...
Hotel Chocolat buys beauty company for £4
Hotel Chocolat has bought a beauty product business for less than the price of a box of chocolates.
The confectioner said it paid £4 for...
Tesco plans first checkout-free stores and sees normal shopping patterns return
Tesco is set to launch its first checkout-free store following a successful trial for staff at its head office over the past year.
Chief executive...
Shoppers will return to high street, ‘but it will be a different place’
The high street will remain an important outlet for business after the pandemic, but will be a “different place”, Samsung’s corporate vice president for...
Social networks need to do more to stop fake reviews, Amazon says
Amazon has told social networks to take greater responsibility for fake reviews facilitated on their platforms, saying the problem is increasingly outside of its...
Dr Martens marches on with strong sales but listing dents profits
Footwear business Dr Martens has enjoyed soaring sales despite the global pandemic leaving many of its customers stuck indoors, the company has revealed.
Sales in...
N Brown hopes Amanda Holden and Davina McCall can bring sparkle to brands
Retailer N Brown has leaned heavily on its core brands in the last few months as the business signed up Amanda Holden and Davina...
Starbucks UK extends losses as pandemic takes its toll
Starbucks slumped to a £41 million loss in the UK in the past year as the Covid-19 pandemic took its toll on the coffee...
Tesco sales surge ahead despite tough comparisons from first lockdown
Tesco managed to continue growing sales in the 13 weeks to May 29 compared with a year earlier despite the same period in 2020...
Retailers suffer surprise sales fall despite reopening
Retailers suffered a surprise setback in May as a drop in food sales offset the gains seen by non-essential shops after they reopened.
Sales in...