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

Fashion-to-furnishings retailer Laura Ashley will rise from the ashes in partnership with Next

Laura Ashley will return to UK high streets in partnership with Next after it was the pandemic’s first high-profile casualty All 123 UK stores, Welsh factory and its website closed in July costing 1,600 jobs  The rebirth will begin at the Next shop in Westfield White City, in West London   First items on sale will … 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

Budget fashion retailer Shein is ridiculed online for a VERY high-cut £9.99 bodysuit

Perfect for the return of Borat! Budget fashion retailer Shein is ridiculed for a VERY high-cut £9.99 bodysuit which resembles his famous ‘mankini’ Shein has been mercilessly mocked online for selling a very high-cut bodysuit  Customers left in hysterics after discovering the £9.99 garment on its website  Many shoppers said the barely-there black bodysuit resembled ‘Borat’s … Read more

Fashion retailer STEVE COCHRANE warns over impact of lockdowns  

Steve Cochrane, a 61-year-old father of three boys, founded fashion retailer Psyche in Middlesbrough in 1982.  His wife Alex, 40, works in the business as a secretary and a buyer.  Psyche won Drapers Menswear Retailer of the Year 2018/19, and Steve was awarded the MBE in 2018 for services to the economy and regeneration in … 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: 22:14 BST, 7 September 2020 The independence of The Hut Group’s board directors has been called into question as it gears … Read more