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Made.com faces final curtain, Next buys IP and website
Made faces The Final Curtain Online furniture retailer Made.com has gone into administration, leading to hundreds of job losses and customers in the dark over refunds. The administrators PWC said there will be 399 job losses, most of which are redundancies announced today. 79 employees who had resigned and were working…
Has the online e-commerce bubble burst post Covid?
With online sales falling to their lowest level since March 2020 and Shopify and Amazon shedding staff, ParcelHero asks if e-commerce is the victim of its own rapid growth? The home delivery expert ParcelHero says people are shopping like it’s 2019. As the impact of Covid diminishes, UK e-commerce sales have fallen to their lowest level since…
We’ve reached the point of no free returns, says ParcelHero
With the likes of Zara and Next now charging shoppers to return items by mail, the home delivery expert ParcelHero says we’ve reached tipping point, and soon there will be no free returns.... Zara’s announcement that it will start charging a return shipping fee is another nail in the coffin for free returns, says…
O2 trialling outlets within Next stores
Mobile operator O2 is trialling new outlets within four Next stores as both brands seek to adapt to “current challenges” facing the high street. Shoppers will be able to browse and buy O2 products and services alongside Next’s clothing and homeware offer in a move the two brands hope will appeal to consumers seeking convenience.…
Amazon customers can now pick up items from Next stores
Amazon has launched a new service which will allow customers to collect parcels from pick-up points inside the stores of high street retailer Next. Launching at hundreds of Next stores in the UK, shoppers who use the new system – called Amazon Counter – will be able to choose a pick-up point when they reach…
Xbox 720 and PS4 headed to E3 2012 alongside Wii U launch details
If the latest rumours prove to be true, this year's massive E3 games convention could be one of the biggest yet, as both Microsoft and Sony are said to be launching their next-gen games consoles. Partners, executives, third parties and…
Facebook support for Roland Bunce finds unlikely star for Next modelling competition
Ah, the Internet; it's stories like this that remind me why I fell in love with your connected charms in the first place. Roland Bunce, an entrant for the Next clothes brand's online modelling competition, is hardly what you…
Fashion chain Next launch Android tablet. No, seriously…
While every tech firm worth their salt is clambering to bring a tablet device to market, we we're certainly not expecting news of a tablet coming from this company hitting our inbox this morning. No it's not HTC or LG,…