Jim Tucker, David Pike and Mike Pink from KPMG’s Restructuring practice have been appointed joint administrators to intu properties plc, in addition to eight Topco subsidiaries.
intu properties plc owns and operates 17 shopping centres across the UK including intu Trafford Centre, intu Lakeside, intu Merry Hill and intu MetroCentre, in addition to a shopping centre and development site in Spain.
It directly...
DPD has confirmed that it is to partner with the London EV Company (LEVC) for a series of road trials ahead of the launch of the company's new VN5 Electric Van later this year.
LEVC, formally known as The London Taxi Company, is the brand behind the iconic London black taxicabs. The company created the world's first EV taxi in...
The parcel comparison site ParcelHero says that the front door will remain the frontline in the fight against coronavirus, even after the Government’s new 1 metre+ distancing rule comes into force on 4 July. It says the easing of lockdown won’t trigger significant alterations to doorstep deliveries and pick-up protocols immediately but that, over time, significant changes will take...
Poq has today shared how Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2020 announcement on Monday could revolutionise retail apps. The app commerce company claims that the updates Apple is planning to introduce will be a game-changer for retailers, making it easier for shoppers to find, use and interact with a retailer’s app.
What do the six key updates mean for...
Just Eat Takeaway.com, the leading online food delivery marketplace, selected digital agency Dept to build and accelerate their new e-commerce platform for the partner services (B2B) department. The project involves migrating, building and designing the digital restaurant marketplace for their most important partners: the restaurateurs.
The restaurant marketplace is a B2B solution in which data is used to support the...
The world is awash with debate about the future of retail - the uncertainties, the predictions and plenty of advice for the road to recovery. It’s no wonder that, for the people in charge of retail – and particularly those planning its customer experience strategies – the next few months present such a challenge.
We all know that customer...
Back in 1875, Arthur Lasenby Liberty had a dream to open a London emporium filled with luxurious fabrics and goods from abroad, which was a novel and innovative concept for its time. Metaphorically planning to ‘dock’ a ship on the London streets, Liberty London was completed in 1924 from old battle ships, and the interior was designed to feel...
In the midst of a global pandemic the UK high street is suffering more than ever before with many ailing big names, from fashion retailer French Connection warning it will run out of cash within the next few months unless it secures a cash injection, to the ongoing struggles of Marks and Spencer, which scrapped this year’s final...
Online electricals retailer, AO has opened a new distribution warehouse in Crewe, its third in the town, to make sure its growing number of customers get what they need when they need it.
The new warehouse adds a further 110ksq ft of distribution space giving AO just under 1,000,000 sq ft in Crewe with more on the way as AO...
Latona’s have analysed a series of different data sets including the countries contributing the most to Amazon's annual net sales, the demographic split of successful sellers, the seller to Prime US shopper ratio and the best products and categories on Amazon, to create a guide for prospective Amazon sellers and startups, looking to enter the market. You can view...