Dramatic change to shopping habits since first lockdown, say retail leaders
Shopping habits have “changed dramatically” a year on from the first empty shelves and shuttered high street stores, according to retail experts.
Helen Dickinson, chief...
Consumer confidence showing ‘green shoots’ of recovery
Consumer confidence is showing “green shoots” of recovery on the back of well-received Budget announcements, the successful vaccine rollout and roadmaps in place for...
Asda chief executive to step down following billion-pound buyout
Asda’s chief executive has said he will step down next year following a billion-pound buyout of the firm.
Roger Burnley said he will leave the...
BT confirms £12bn full-fibre rollout plans following Ofcom ruling
BT has confirmed plans to spend £12 billion rolling out full-fibre broadband to 20 million homes in the UK no later than the end...
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...
Pandemic sales surge boosts Just Eat chief’s pay packet by 57%
The boss of Just Eat Takeaway has seen his pay packet for the past year jump by more than half as sales rocketed during...
Mobile firms spend more than £1.3 billion in latest 5G spectrum auction
The UK’s biggest mobile operators have committed to pay more than £1.3 billion in the first stage of latest bidding for airwaves for 5G...
ATM transactions have plunged by 43% during the ‘coronavirus year’
The number of ATM transactions plunged by 43% during the “coronavirus year”, according to Link, the UK’s main cash machine network.
Link said the sharp...
Homebase clicks refresh on new website
Homebase, the UK's home and garden experts, today reveals its transformed website. Created in partnership with THG plc’s end-to-end e-commerce division THG Ingenuity, the...