News articles for Retail

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  Firms widely confused over EU e-privacy rules

  1st May 2012

  Confusion and even panic are starting to spread among companies which are worried about the ramifications of having to comply with upcoming EU legislation on the storage of customers' data.
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  Microsoft buys Nook e-reader stake for £372m

  1st May 2012

  Microsoft is looking to give American bookstore Barnes & Noble worldwide exposure, after buying a stake in its Nook e-reader operation for $605million (£372million).
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  24-hour online shoppers driving e-commerce growth

  26th April 2012

  A new breed of shoppers happy to buy online at any time and from anywhere is at the forefront of the continuing rise in online shopping.
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  E-store searches from mobile devices more than double

  17th April 2012

  Britons' love of online shopping is continuing to grow rapidly, with the number of retail-related searches in the first quarter of this year leaping by 11 per cent.
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  Bakery firm goes hot on Twitter after 'pie tax' row

  29th March 2012

  A plan by the UK government to impose VAT sales tax on hot takeaway pies and other food was turned into a massive publicity opportunity by the country's leading high street baker.
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  E-businesses make bigger contribution to UK economy than any other country

  19th March 2012

  Internet-related businesses in Britain are making a bigger contribution to the country's overall fortunes than those of any other country in the world, a group of analysts has suggested.
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  Waitrose and Mumsnet use Mother's Day to launch latest joint online initiative

  19th March 2012

  An appeal for appropriate recipes to mark Mother's Day yesterday in the UK was the latest initiative in a tie-up between online parenting forum Mumsnet and Waitrose supermarket.
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  Groupon given three months to clean up its act by UK regulator

  16th March 2012

  Daily deals website Groupon has been given three months to ensure that its offers are accurate and transparent, after an investigation by Britain's competition authority.
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  Google bids to help UK businesses tap into mobile device growth

  16th March 2012

  Google is to encourage businesses which want to tap into the potential of mobile sales by offering tools allowing them to optimise their websites for mobile devices.
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  Latest iPad ready for launch – and UK supermarket's price gaffe creates chaos

  14th March 2012

  Record sales are expected when the latest version of Apple's iPad goes on sale on Friday.