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Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK…

News April 26
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Reports: Amazon Faces a 6-Day Worker Strike in April and a Class Action Lawsuit in the UK

Amazon associates at a UK warehouse reportedly plan to strike for six days in April in a dispute…

News March 31
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Amazon Faces Strikes in the UK and Germany as Workers Seek Higher Pay

Amazon is facing labor challenges outside the U.S. as workers at a Coventry, UK warehouse become the first…

News December 19
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Amazon Uses UK as Testing Ground for Brick-and-Mortar Formats

Slowly but surely Amazon is taking its brick-and-mortar act “across the pond,” opening several different types of physical…

News October 8
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Osman Yousefzada's reimagined storefront is part of Selfridges' efforts to reinvent the department store

Report: Selfridges Seeks $5.5B Sale as UK Department Stores Continue to Struggle

Selfridges’ owners have launched a formal auction to sell the department store chain, which has been valued as…

News July 27
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Gap to Close all 81 UK Stores, Seek Franchise Partners for Other European Markets

Gap will be shuttering all 81 of its stores in the UK and Ireland by the end of…

News July 1
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Amazon Reportedly Planning First ‘Go’ Store In UK

Amazon has opened seven cashierless Amazon Go stores across the U.S., and now the company is reportedly planning…

News December 10
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Staples Sells Majority Stake In European Business

Staples is selling a controlling interest in its European operations to an affiliate of private investment firm Cerberus…

News December 7
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House Of Fraser CEO Joins List Of Departing Executives

House of Fraser CEO Nigel Oddy has resigned from his position at the UK department store after less…

News November 29
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