E-commerce: Google to raise advertising fees to 2% in UK
In order to reflect the UK’s 2% digital service tax which was introduced in April, tech giant Google has announced that it will increase its advertising costs for UK retailers by 2%. From 1 November, online retailers who use Google Ads or YouTube to promote their...
E-commerce: Amazon to add 10,000 to UK workforce this year
So far this year, E-commerce giant Amazon has hired over 3,000 staff for fulfilment centres across the UK. It has now announced that by the end of 2020 it will hire 7,000 new employees across 50 sites in the UK, bringing the total of employees hired this year to...
E-commerce: Amazon opens first Whole Foods “dark store” in USA
Yesterday, the world’s largest E-commerce platform opened an online-only Whole Foods store, also known as a “dark store”. The store opened in Brooklyn to begin fulfilling grocery orders for Amazon customers throughout the city, however, it is only open for online...
E-commerce: 15% of UK retailers are now hiring specifically for roles to expand E-commerce operations
According to research carried out by Barclays Corporate Banking into more than 300 retail companies, UK retailers are looking specifically to hire new staff in response to the major increase in online sales witnessed during lockdown. The research found that 15% of UK...Recent Posts
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