Case Study KoPack September 28, 2023 KoPack Pioneers Reusable E-commerce Boxes Made By Corplex Currently, e-commerce is flourishing. E-commerce has increased tenfold in the past 10 years and now represents more than 7% of all sales in Spain due to the pace of life and the Covid-19 issue, which have forced individuals to choose less conventional purchase options. A crucial concern [...]
Pepco: British Poundland veteran parachuted in to save struggling European wing September 28, 2023 A retail veteran, who was instrumental in driving UK growth for budget outlet Poundland, has been reshuffled by Pepco to head up its struggling European division. The move comes as the arm posted its second profit warning in three weeks. Barry Williams, who served as managing director of Poundland and Dealz, in the UK and [...]
Snap to close new augmented reality division after launching in March September 27, 2023 Snap announced today that it is shutting down its augmented reality services division just months after it launched.
Morrisons picks former Carrefour France boss as its new chief September 27, 2023 Morrisons has appointed former Carrefour France boss Rami Baitiéh to take over as the supermarket's new chief executive.
Pendragon: Car dealership’s profits leap as it finds itself in three-way bidding war September 27, 2023 Car dealership Pendragon has posted higher half-year profits as the group finds itself at the centre of a three-way takeover tussle. Its half-year figures, which come just hours after it revealed a rival bid approach from US car retail giant Autonation, show pre-tax profits rising 10.6 per cent to £36.4 million in the six months [...]
Card Factory: Profits leap 72.7 per cent amid ‘challenging’ climate before Christmas September 26, 2023 Card Factory has reported a 72.7 per cent leap in profit before tax to the end of July, as the occasion market showed signs of strength despite the cost of living crisis. The seller of personalised celebration cards and gifts said revenues also grew 11.5 per cent to £220.8m as the company’s affordable products appealed [...]
Tube strikes: Bosses warn of ‘hammer blow’ to London trade as dispute drags on September 26, 2023 Business chiefs have warned that rail strikes set to take place in next week will deal another “hammer blow” to trade in the capital as the cost of rail strikes on City businesses continues to rise.
County Championship: What to watch out for in final round September 26, 2023 This week sees the final round of County Championship cricket matches, and relegation, promotion and titles are all on the line. Two teams across Division One and Division Two will be crowned champions while two teams will drop down from the top tier and two teams will climb into the main league. Here’s what to [...]
Watchfinder chief: “If it doesn’t feel right, we go with our gut” September 26, 2023 Building a second-hand platform for watches is tough enough. But Arjen van de Vall of Watchfinder & Co is a crimefighter, too.
Retail sales dip again in September but signs of optimism emerge as inflation eases September 25, 2023 This was down on last month's predictions for September, which showed a balance of -21 per cent, and last month's recorded fall of -44 per cent.