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25 Aug
Amazon Shop the Future: Another opportunity to grab yourself some discounted tech
Shoppers love a bargain.
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26 Jul
Nestle opens a factory in Japan as demand rises for unusual Kit Kat flavours
From wasabi and adzuki bean to green tea and purple sweet potato, the Kit Kat flavours offered in Japan have helped boost sales of the chocolate bar by 50 percent since 2010.
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17 Jun
Walmart buys men’s clothing company Bonobos
Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, will buy men’s fashion retailer Bonobos for $310m.
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15 Jun
Whole Foods CEO describes one of his company’s biggest investors as “greedy bastards”
John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, attacked one of the health-focused US supermarket chain’s biggest investors, Jana Partners as “greedy bastards” on Thursday.
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11 May
UK motorcycle sales slump amid Brexit uncertainty
Britons are buying fewer motorcycles, according to the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA).
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28 Feb
Life isn’t getting easier for physical retailers
Disposable incomes are set to become even more restricted this year, presenting another barrier for brick and mortar retailers.
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17 Feb
UK retail sales are doing worse than economists had expected
Britain’s retail sales fell sharply in January, dropping 0.3 percent from the previous month, according to official figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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20 Jan
ONS retail sales numbers: the devil is in the detail
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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19 Jan
PepsiCo is struggling to get into shape
It is a lot easier to say you want to be a healthy snack company than to actually become one.
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9 Jan
Three things that will change the world today
These three things are going to have an impact on the wider world.