CVS becomes first US retailer to support PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments

CVS becomes first US retailer to support PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments, allowing customers to avoid touching keypads amid the coronavirus pandemic CVS now accepts PayPal and Venmo QR codes for payments at all its US stores Customers open either PayPal or Venmo on their smartphone and click ‘Scan’ Then select the … Read more

The Bachelorette sponsored by mattress retailer Snooze in promo photo 

What a Snooze! The Bachelorette reveals the show is sponsored by a mattress retailer in promo photo – after coming under fire for blatant ice cream product placement By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:02 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 07:02 GMT, 30 October 2020 The Bachelorette has raised eyebrows for an … Read more

Gap to close? Fears for clothing retailer as it considers shutting all European stores

Gap to close? Fears for clothing retailer as it considers shutting all European stores including 70 in the UK The retailer is considering winding down its high street presence across Europe  Yesterday Mark Breitbard used an investor meeting to announce the shake-up The firm has struggled recently and saw footfall slump during the pandemic  By … Read more

Justin Hemmes, 48, girlfriend Madeline Holtznagel, 24, shops at discount retailer IKEA

Billionaire Sydney pub baron Justin Hemmes’ model girlfriend Madeline Holtznagel is said to have recently moved into his $2.1 million Coogee apartment.  And the leggy 24-year-old looked to be stocking up on essentials items for the beachfront home on Tuesday.  Madeline looked every inch the off the off-duty glamazon as she shopped at Swedish budget … Read more

Ocado shoppers accuse online retailer of ‘inflating’ the prices of M&S in-store items

Ocado shoppers accuse online retailer of ‘inflating’ the prices of M&S in-store items by up to 25% since they joined forces on home deliveries last month One customer noticed the exact same kitchen towels sold for 20p more online Chopped Italian Tomatoes cost 5p more online; and Mexican rice is 15p more Another tweeted: ‘M&S store … Read more

Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets

Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets – but shoppers are warned to be wary because of violent price fluctuations Bulk-buy specialist Costco is now offering bars of gold for up to £24,500 a time  Experts warned people could be getting a poor deal after swings in gold market  … Read more

Red lights flash as online health and beauty retailer Hut plots float

Red lights flashing as Hut plots £4.5bn float: Investors warned over independence of online health and beauty retailer’s board By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 September 2020 The independence of The Hut Group’s board directors has been called into question as it gears … Read more

Debenhams’s entire 14,000 workforce brace for bad news as retailer calls in liquidation experts

Debenhams calls in liquidation experts putting its entire 14,000-strong workforce at risk in what could be the biggest jobs cut of the coronavirus pandemic Department store chain appointed Hilco Capital to draw up contingency plans Debenhams announced earlier this week that it would cut a further 2,500 jobs It comes as Jet2 cuts jobs of … Read more

Difficulties compound for embattled fashion retailer Quiz

Embattled fashion retailer Quiz faces fresh trouble as it’s hit by claims of underpaying workers Fashion has been one of the sectors worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic  The National Minimum Wage for workers above the age of 25 is £8.72 per hour Quiz said its suppliers have to abide by the company’s Ethical Code of … Read more

Boohoo launches independent review of its UK supply chain after Asos, Next and Amazon ditch retailer

Under fire fashion retailer Boohoo has launched an independent review of its supply chain after a scandal about working conditions at factories. The investigation will be led by lawyer Alison Levitt QC and comes after the company’s shares plummeted £1billion amid the claims of poor pay and practices. Boohoo said it was going to invest … Read more