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UK Retailers To Reduce Workforces
UK Retailers To Reduce Workforces
July 09, 2020  |  Retail

After realizing that shoppers would not likely go back to their old habits following a pandemic that has reshaped retail, two large United Kingdom retailers...

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How An eCommerce Startup Is Bringing UK’s High Street Home
How An eCommerce Startup Is Bringing UK’s High Street Home
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

If you can’t get shoppers to go to High Street, bring High Street to them. In fact, let them create their own High Street. That’s...

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UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan
UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan
August 19, 2019  |  International

The opposition U.K. Labour party has announced a plan to let local government reopen closed storefronts that have been unoccupied for at least a year...

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Amazon Launches Pop-Up Stores In UK
Amazon Launches Pop-Up Stores In UK
June 03, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, the Seattle, Washington eCommerce giant, is expanding in the U.K., planning to launch pop-up stores to give small businesses the chance to sell on...

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London Street Vendors Adapt To Contactless Payments
London Street Vendors Adapt To Contactless Payments
August 03, 2015  |  International

London City Hall announced a £20 million (about $31 million) fund to help encourage the use of mobile and contactless payments on the capital’s high...

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