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[xxxxxy] 04/3/2021 07:43

So Amazon maybe interested Marks. Maybe. Just maybe.

[buywell3] 04/3/2021 07:26

============ Amazon has landed in the UK as buywell predicted ===============

An 'Amazon Go' store is to open in Ealing London within a week

The Amazon Go store is a cashless queueless 'pick your items off the shelves' and Go concept which has been working in the USA since 2018

The concept uses AI and cameras to track purchases made ie picked up and imo seems ideal for quicker cleaner supermarket shopping in a pandemic or endemic situation.

Amazon have 30 such planning applications made for Amazon Go stores in the UK at the moment

One would imagine that other established Supermarkets will have to adapt or Go under

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[xxxxxy] 04/3/2021 07:24

MKS???.... Global revenue from e-sports is expected to increase 68% between now and 2023, and companies like furniture maker Ikea, as well as supermarkets Aldi and Lidl want to cash in on this trend.In 2020, the global e-sports market was valued at around $950m (£681m) and it is estimated to reach almost $1.6bn in 2023.Crypto trading news website Block-Builders.de said that discounters Aldi and Lidl recently signed several e-sports players while Ikea "recently showed signs of recognising the gaming industry's potential, with the company announcing the introduction of furniture collections specifically for gamers."E-sports is a form of sport competition using video games, often taking the form of organised, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams.Ikea launched last month a new "gaming range" that was to be made available in China in January, in Japan in May and globally from October 2021.?Chart: Statista"There are 2.5 billion gamers around the world, a diverse group united by their love of esports and gaming – and by being an overlooked group from a life-at-home perspective," the company had said in a statement.Partnering with hardware company Republic of Gamers, Ikea said its new range will "democratise the gaming experience, by creating relevant, functional, beautiful and affordable products and complete gaming solutions to make it easier for everyone to create the setup and the home they want."Earlier this week, Aldi was named the official supplier of the Prime League, a European competition for popular game League of Legends.The partnership also sees the supermarket chain launch Aldi Gaming, that it said will "promote the e-sports and gaming scene in Germany."READ MORE: E-sports industry now worth $1.1bnIn January, French e-sports organisation Team Vitality announced a partnership Aldi France.Meanwhile German e-sports organisation SK Gaming recently partnered with Lidl as its fresh food partner.Esports Insider noted that "it seems like a natural progression to see more non-endemic brands enter the e-sports space, especially companies that offer everyday needs. E-sports fans need food, insurance, and bank accounts just like everyone else."The Block-Builders.de report also said League of Legends continues to be the most watched e-sports game by far. It accounted for 34 million viewer hours in January alone – and that's just on one platform, Twitch.Video game sales are projected to rise sharply in the next few years and analysts see great potential in the 'social/casual' games segment in particular, where the increase is expected to be around 22% by 2024, the study noted.The popularity of video games is also reflected on the the VanEck Gaming ETF, which has risen by 72.5% within the last year."Games companies such as Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Nintendo (7974.T) have been among the major winners of the pandemic, and the end of the stock boom is not yet in sight," the report added.While COVID-19 forced many live e-sports events to cancel, some went ahead in a virtual format, with streaming sites such as Twitch and YouTube seeing a 20% increase in the number of hours streamed during lockdown.With tournaments offering huge financial prizes, top e-sports players have the potential to win big. The top competing country is the US with American players winning $41.3m in 2019. They are followed by China, which took home $18.5m in winnings last year, and South Korea ($16.5m).... Yahoo Finance

[xxxxxy] 03/3/2021 16:13

4:00pmPost-Brexit grace period for GB-NI food movements extended to OctoberThe grace period for post-Brexit supermarket agri-food movements from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland will be extended until October, the Government has said.In a written ministerial statement, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said the extension was one of "several temporary operational steps to avoid disruptive cliff-edges as engagement with the EU continues through the Joint Committee".He added: "These recognise that appropriate time must be provided for businesses to implement new requirements and support the effective flow of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland."That means that for supermarkets and suppliers the scheme for temporary agri-food movements to Northern Ireland (STAMNI) "will continue" until October 1."Certification requirements will then be introduced in phases alongside the roll out of the digital assistance scheme... Daily Telegraph

[debsdowner] 03/3/2021 15:37

Morrinson set to be relegated to footsie 100 says Guardian as groceries are set to wane:

[debsdowner] 03/3/2021 13:03

Shop prices fall says BRC

[debsdowner] 03/3/2021 13:03

Shop prices fall says BRC

[johnwise] 03/3/2021 09:21

Payback time for the Rishi money printing

Budget 2021 LIVE: Sunak preparing 11 tax rises including on pensions, fuel and property

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak is delivering his Budget today as he looks to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus pandemic.

[johnwise] 02/3/2021 15:25

The data showing Covid is in retreat: 8MILLION people in England live in neighbourhoods with close to ZERO cases, official data reveals as fascinating charts show vaccine drive's success with 90% of over-85s now having antibodies
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[xxxxxy] 02/3/2021 10:46

Marks & Spencer.... The Vision Thing....Culture... Fashion....Watch "Inside the costume department - the dazzling designs of Jewels (The Royal Ballet)" on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/pKf7sm-VlrE

[johnwise] 02/3/2021 08:27

OK! Magazine

Marks and Spencer are selling one of Kate Middleton’s dresses for just £49

[johnwise] 02/3/2021 08:25

OK! Magazine

Marks and Spencer are selling one of Kate Middleton’s dresses for just £49

[xxxxxy] 02/3/2021 08:09

John Redwood@johnredwood·1hWhen lockdown is lifted tax revenues will surge and the special spending on the pandemic will end. The way to get the deficit down is to promote a strong recovery. Hiking taxes would slow recovery and could mean a bigger deficit.

[netcurtains] 01/3/2021 11:23

Marks and Sparks ........

Get LAST MAN STANDING bonus!!!

[xxxxxy] 01/3/2021 11:17

A Spending Time will come.Ballet, Shakespeare, Restaurants. EtcAnd Marks.

[xxxxxy] 01/3/2021 11:15

Britain's savings glut continues, according to new data.Brits paid down debt and contributed more to savings in January, the Bank of England said on Monday, extending the savings spree that began last year after the COVID-19 crisis hit.£18.5bn ($26bn) was put into consumer deposits at the start of 2021, the Bank of England said. January's savings figure is almost four times the average monthly deposit figure prior to the pandemic."Some of this strength may reflect £3.5 billion of withdrawals from National Savings and Investment (NS&I) accounts in January, which are not captured within household deposits but can act as a substitute for them," the Bank of England said.NS&I, the state-owned investment company, cut payout rates and savings awards last year which led to a surge of withdrawals.READ MORE: COVID-19 shutdowns created 6 million 'accidental savers' in UKAlongside saving, Brits paid off £2.4bn in debt in January. It was the largest monthly net repayment since May last year.Both data points extend trends that began in 2020. Lockdown and state support programmes like furlough left people with spare cash that they put into savings. At the same time, people used the financial headroom to pay off debts. Britain returned to lockdown at the start of January.The Bank of England said credit conditions elsewhere in the market broadly remained unchanged. Mortgage approvals fell slightly to 99,000 but remained well above average. Banks lent £5.2bn secured against properties in January.Property market activity has surged thanks to a temporary stamp duty holiday announced last year and set to run until March. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will reportedly announce an extension of the holiday until June in this Wednesday's budget."Activity is far higher than normal levels and this has no doubt been driven by the current stamp duty holiday," Islay Robinson, chief executive of Enness Global Mortgages said. "Homebuyers are shrugging off any fears of a pandemic property decline in their rush to secure a stamp duty free purchase."... Yahoo Finance...

[debsdowner] 01/3/2021 07:41

Sainsburys and ARGOS staff get pay rise and bonus



Some other large supermarkets have put up pay placing pressure on MARKS to do the same.

[debsdowner] 01/3/2021 07:37

DEBENHAMS shuts down all its Scottish stores which where already closed and all its 647 employees now come odd furlough and lose their jobs.

[xxxxxy] 28/2/2021 15:40

Shop... have to now be theatre. Exciting. Culture...Eg.Watch "Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes" on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/lmsR8eR2-MI

[xxxxxy] 28/2/2021 15:31

John Lewis plans hundreds of mini-stores in WaitroseThe partnership is planning to create thousands of micro stores in Waitrose shopsByMatthew Field28 February 2021 • 12:35pmJohn Lewis Partnership is planning to overhaul its presence on the high street by opening hundreds of mini-stores in Waitrose supermarkets.The retailer, which is expected to close eight more department stores this year, is hoping to offset concerns about the decline of the high street by adding outlets to its Waitrose shops.... Full article... Daily Telegraph

[debsdowner] 28/2/2021 11:30

Michael

This is what Reatail Gazzete said

"Marks & Spencer will begin to launch ranges from Joules, Phase Eight, Hobbs, Seasalt, Ghost, Jaeger and Finery London on its website from Thursday February 25, according to The Mail on Sunday."

So which ranges have been launched thus far, certainly Joules and Jaeger haven't?

Also where has Jaeger stocks gone?

I see no evicdence MARKS have launched any of the new brands yet some of the other players who have taken on ARCADIA brands have got their stock on their website, here is the proof ASOS is advertising TopShop



MARKS is lagging behind yet again too late at the party!

[michaelmcandrew] 28/2/2021 08:50

Debsdowner- read it again. It clearly states that Marks would start adding new labels from the end of the week starting with Finery London and with other labels being added later.

[johnwise] 28/2/2021 00:06

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