In a landmark move, Japanese travel retailer Fa-So-La Duty Free is set to open arrivals duty free shops at Tokyo Narita International Airport terminals 1,2 and 3. Currently under construction, two shops – Fa-So-La Arrival Duty Free North and Fa-So-La Arrival Duty Free South – will open in Terminal 2 in early September, with further … Read More →
As more and more e-commerce stores are popping up in Pakistan, online shopping is no longer considered a rare sight. In fact, purchasing items and goods online is as good (if not cheaper) as purchasing from brick-and-mortar retail outlets. Of course, everyone has their preferences and we aren’t saying that one is better than the other, however, online … Read More →
Bricks-and-mortar retail may not be dead just yet – online shopping giant Amazon’s £10.7bn purchase of grocery store Whole Foods last week proved that – but new research shows that consumer spending is rapidly shifting from the high-street to the internet. The value of online card payments worldwide grew by 26 per cent during 2015 to reach $2.7 trillion (£2.13 trillion), representing 12 … Read More →
Police were called to reports of a serious assault at the Dockside Shopping Outlet in Chatham, Kent CREDIT: MICHELLE HEXTALL Ayoung woman has died after her throat was reportedly slit in an attack in a shopping centre car park. A 25-year-old man, who is believed to be known to the woman, has been arrested on suspicion … Read More →
We’ve all been there: you’re perusing Amazon and the bargain of the century catches your eye. Not wanting to miss out on the find, you immediately add it to your cart and click ‘order’, before even reading the description. In Blaque’s case, her bargain buy was a plastic chair on sale for $4.29 (£3.35) – … Read More →
A baby toy from the popular Lamaze brand has been recalled amid safety fears. Manufactured by toy giant TOMY, the Lamaze Munching Max Chipmunk Toy, has been pulled over fears ‘an internal part could break and create a sharp point’. The product recall notice for the dangling pram toy says the toy was sold at … Read More →
Wal-Mart Stores, the 800-pound gorilla of retail, is running hard to catch up in an increasingly crucial segment where it is neither the biggest nor the best: e-commerce. The company, founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, has been gobbling up smaller and niche players in e-commerce in an effort to reach online shopping market leader … Read More →