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The retail race continues 27 Aug 2013 | 04:09 pm
The sun shone on most of the UK for yesterday’s bank holiday, and plenty of retailers will be taking stock today of their sales over the long weekend, but from here it will be Christmas on the agenda ...
Lidl goes NFC to cut queues, as contactless transactions in UK surpass 4million 27 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm
‘Cost efficient’ supermarket Lidl has become the latest retailer in the UK to go contactless, rolling out NFC technology in all 600 of its UK stores, following a successful pilot on February. Working...
Christmas chocolates ahoy! The retail countdown begins 27 Aug 2013 | 03:16 pm
It’s still August (and the bank holiday weather was surprisingly good), but on the high street and in the UK’s supermarkets we already have the first signs of Christmas. In Tesco, Asda and others som...
Rakuten leads funding round in tech startup Slice 27 Aug 2013 | 02:59 pm
Ecommerce company Rakuten, owner of leading UK website Play.com [IRDX RPLY] and investor in Pinterest, has led a $23m funding round in Slice, a California-based tech startup. Slice says its vision is...
Ryanair beefs up payments security 27 Aug 2013 | 02:52 pm
Low-cost airline Ryanair [IRDX RYAN] has launched a new consumer verification security system on the Ryanair.com website. The system offers increased security when making bookings and is delivered thr...
Gap’s ecommerce growth outpaces rising store sales 27 Aug 2013 | 02:50 pm
US fashion label Gap [IRDX RGAP] has reported further growth in its ecommerce sales in the second quarter – up by 27% to $466m from $367m in the same quarter in 2012. The company, which also owns the...
Boohoo ‘exploring stockmarket listing’ 27 Aug 2013 | 02:49 pm
Online clothing retailer Boohoo [IRDX RHOO] is reportedly looking at listing on the London Stock Exchange. The move would follow in the footsteps of its much bigger rival Asos [IRDX RASO], which succe...
Tesco secures planning for another online food depot 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Tesco is continuing the expansion of its online food-shopping infrastructure. The supermarket giant has just got planning permission for yet another online food-shopping distribution centre that will ...
Co-op set to launch into online food retailing 23 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
The Co-operative [IRDX RTCG] is expected to trial online food sales later this year, it emerged today. Online now a key focus for grocers looking to expand their sales. Once Morrisons’ online offerin...
Naked Wines wins £6.4m investment to finance ongoing international expansion 23 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm
Online wineseller Naked Wines has won investment of £6.4m ($10m) to invest in new wine as it expands its international presence. The investment comes from German wine producer WIV Wein International,...
