3 months ago Amazon Faces Strikes in the UK and Germany as Workers Seek Higher Pay Amazon is facing labor challenges outside the U.S. as workers at a Coventry, UK warehouse become the first in that country to…
1 year ago Amazon Uses UK as Testing Ground for Brick-and-Mortar Formats Slowly but surely Amazon is taking its brick-and-mortar act “across the pond,” opening several different types of physical stores in the UK….
2 years ago Report: Selfridges Seeks $5.5B Sale as UK Department Stores Continue to Struggle Selfridges’ owners have launched a formal auction to sell the department store chain, which has been valued as high as £4 billion…
2 years ago Gap to Close all 81 UK Stores, Seek Franchise Partners for Other European Markets Gap will be shuttering all 81 of its stores in the UK and Ireland by the end of September 2021 as part…
4 years ago Amazon Reportedly Planning First ‘Go’ Store In UK Amazon has opened seven cashierless Amazon Go stores across the U.S., and now the company is reportedly planning its first store across…
6 years ago Staples Sells Majority Stake In European Business Staples is selling a controlling interest in its European operations to an affiliate of private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management for $53.6…
6 years ago House Of Fraser CEO Joins List Of Departing Executives House of Fraser CEO Nigel Oddy has resigned from his position at the UK department store after less than two years. According…
6 years ago American Apparel Places UK Stores In Third-Party Administration In another troubling turn for the retailer-for-sale, American Apparel has placed its 13 UK stores in administration, a process in which a…
6 years ago 47% Of UK Retailers Expect Higher Holiday E-Commerce Sales This year, UK retailers are expecting consumers to virtually fill their stockings more than ever before: 47% anticipate an increase in online…
6 years ago Banana Republic Makes Its ‘Brexit.’ Will More Fashion Brands Follow? Staples isn’t the only retailer experiencing brick-and-mortar malaise in the UK. Gap will shutter all eight of its UK Banana Republic stores…
7 years ago Brexit’s Potential Impact On Retailers Amid speculation around how the European Union might punish the UK for voting to secede in the monumental June 23 Brexit vote,…
7 years ago American Express Named Top Finance Brand For Mobile Experiences American Express was voted the best financial services brand for mobile experiences, according to Future of Finance, a report from digital experience…
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