John Lewis is suspending its click and collect services and tightening safety measures after a "change in tone" from the government over the virus. The department store will also pause…
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UK tightens rules on using Uighur-picked cotton
UK firms doing business in China will face fines if they can't show their products aren't linked to forced labour in the country's Xinjiang region. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told…
Royal Dutch Shell to cut more than 300 North Sea jobs
The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is to cut 330 jobs from its operations in the North Sea. The company said most of the posts are based at its office…
Families ‘struggling to pay for funerals’
Families are struggling to pay for funerals of loved ones killed by Covid as their own finances are stretched by the economic effects of the pandemic. Average funeral costs have…
Business clicks but doesn’t collect
There is a mathematical formula at work in the massive national mission to get the 'R' rate of infection down. In manipulating the formula, the variable over which ministers have…
Private equity firm eyes stake in All Blacks
US private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire a stake in New Zealand’s All Blacks, according to reports. The transaction would be for a stake of up…
Samsung bets on bespoke fridges to lure millennials
Samsung says it plans to offer more bespoke electronics to appeal to younger customers. The South Korean giant saw a big spike in sales of fridges and cleaners during the…