7 h. ago Amazon customers can now choose their new CAR on the retail giant's website

The online retailer has joined forces with Skoda to offer a clever new "click to drive" service

Economics

4 d. ago Marks & Spencer stop all online orders after 'cyber incident'

The retail giant has paused orders via their website and apps while they attempt to tackle the cyber attack.

Politics

5 d. ago Tesco customer 'humiliated' after staff 'accuse him of shoplifting at self

Political consultant Andrew Kennedy went viral online after sharing posts on X, formerly Twitter, shaming the retail giant for staff's actions at a branch in Surrey.

Economics

5 d. ago Discount retail giant TK Maxx eyes up vacant space in Ayr Town Centre

The department store has remained vacant since Debenhams fell into administration in December 2020.

Politics

1 week ago The £15 collagen powder on Amazon for 'stronger' hair and 'youthful' skin

Over 17,600 Amazon customers have left a review for this bestselling collagen powder that "really works."

Economics

1 week ago Shoppers are snapping up £26 'magic' garden hose on Amazon that 'never tangles'

The Flexi Hose Expandable Garden Hose Pipe is one of the most wished-for gardening products at the online retail giant, and has been reduced to £25.99 saving shoppers £10

Economics

1 week ago British retail giant with 500 stores opens fifth branch in Scottish city

“The retail park is a hive of activity and is a location we have had our eyes on for some time”

Politics

2 w. ago Price hike on Shein? How Trump tariffs could shift the US’s love of fast fashion

Trump ended the ‘de-minimis’ rule while launching a trade war with China – which will make retail giants such as Temu more expensive, experts sayAfter a chaotic week of flip-flopping tariff policies, cheap clothes from China are nearly certain to face a steep price hike soon – prompting concern among fast fashion retailers and potentially pushing consumers to look for other alternatives.As part of a package of global tariff policies announced on “liberation day” last week, Donald Trump signed an executive order that ended a duty-free exemption for low-priced goods to enter the US from China and Hong Kong. Known as the “de-minimis” rule, packages under $800 do not qualify for any taxes or tariffs on the goods and are inspected minimally at the border. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding | Catherine Bennett

In a triumph of bling over restraint, the bride will get a hen do in space and a party on a super-yachtWell done us. It can’t be long before Jeff Bezos personally extends his thanks, as he did when we – Amazon employees and Amazon customers – paid for his flight to sub-orbital space, but let’s not wait. As soon as Monday, when his fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, is due with five friends on a rocket trip, Amazon givers could be witness, again, to the kind of unfettered excess that is only possible if everyone, at every level, contributes, even if it’s only via permanent surveillance and a surrendered toilet break.But no one puts it better than Jeff, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, did himself, after he took his inaugural Blue Origin space trip in 2021. “You guys paid for all this.” More recently, we provided funds – that might not exist without the company’s pitiless working conditions – for Sánchez’s pink diamond engagement ring, proudly exhibited, estimated value, $3m. The...

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2 w. ago Best car seats to keep little ones safe and comfortable on the road, tried and tested

When it comes to choosing the right car seat, there are so many different factors to consider – our guide reveals the ones that are worth investing in

Transport

3 w. ago Donald Trump' 'Liberation Day' tariffs could wipe millions from ally Jeff Bezos

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos could be one of the victims of Trump's new trade war after new figures showed that the retail giant is hugely reliant on imports from China

Politics

3 w. ago Boost to Ayr High Street retail as knitwear giant eyes up return

The shop, based at 208-210 High Street, closed in November 2020 when parent company, the EWM Group, entered administration.

Politics