I have an old dishwasher that needs replacing – it was already on its last legs and finally gave up the ghost at the start of lockdown in March. I’m finding it difficult to find a firm where I can order a new one but also have it installed and take away the old one, … Read more
Let’s say hurrah for £5,000 handbags, handmade Swiss watches and trainers at £630 a pair. Demand for luxury goods was merely put on pause by the pandemic, and has now been rekindled. Or so you would conclude from the rebound in the share prices of companies that make and sell these and other objects of … Read more
UK manufacturing shrinks at its fastest pace in almost seven-and-a-half years as businesses reel from political and economic uncertainty By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 09:04 BST, 3 January 2020 UK manufacturing shrank at its fastest pace in almost seven-and-a-half years as businesses reel from political and economic … Read more
Pints of Guinness, cinema popcorn, haircuts and airport parking were all stripped out of Britain’s latest inflation basket as statisticians tried to calculate price changes in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown. In the first inflation reading since the country went into lockdown on 23 March, the Office for National Statistics said the prices of … Read more
With Brits still struggling to book online deliveries, some savvy shoppers are turning to apps which offer to drop essentials at the door in as little as 30 minutes. Manchester-based Beelivery claims its customers will receive their groceries within 90 minutes of ordering thanks to self-employed drivers collecting items from local convenience stores. Amazon’s Prime Now works with … Read more
Uber is reviving its product delivery service that drops off goods from stores to customers in lockdown and lets users send items to people in the same area Uber has rolled out two new services called Direct and Connect Direct will deliver goods from stores to customers ASAP Connect allows users to send items to … Read more
Lyft launches pilot program to have its drivers deliver essential goods to food banks, low income families, healthcare workers and senior living centers during the coronavirus pandemic Essential Deliveries is a new pilot program from Lyft The program will make Lyft drivers available for bulk delivery of essential goods to food banks, low income communities, … Read more
Amazon deliveries are restricted to essential goods like food and medical supplies in France after court rules the company ‘failed’ to keep workers safe during coronavirus pandemic French court limits Amazon to delivering essential goods in the country The company will have 24 hours to adjust to new regulations of face daily fines The court … Read more
Alphabet’s Wing drones are delivering toilet paper and cookies to residents in a Virginia town under lockdown amid to the coronavirus pandemic Alphabet’s Wing has been testing drone delivery in a Virginia town since Oct Now that residents are under lockdown, the service is soaring in demand It has made over1,000 deliveries with items including … Read more
China pledges to import more US goods if Trump scraps new tariffs as world’s two largest economies agree trade pact By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 15 January 2020 The US and China moved a step closer to resolving their 18-month trade war after … Read more