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October 5, 2018
Waitrose unpacks groceries while you’re out

Waitrose unpacks groceries while you’re out

Image copyright Waitrose Waitrose is to test a delivery service which will allow drivers to enter a customer’s home while they are out, and put their groceries away. The trial uses smart lock technology to allow customers to set an access code for their door lock which is deleted when the delivery is complete. The …

October 5, 2018
Unilad: Boss says the brand is ‘doing better than ever’

Unilad: Boss says the brand is ‘doing better than ever’

Image copyright Getty Images One of the big bosses at Unilad has denied that the company is in trouble. Managing director John Quinlan says the brand is “doing better than ever” and he’s confident a buyer will be found. It’s after Bentley Harrington, the firm which owns Unilad, went into administration on Thursday – with …

October 5, 2018
TopShop ‘dismantles feminism pop-up’ – BBC News

TopShop ‘dismantles feminism pop-up’ – BBC News

Image copyright Penguin Random House Image caption The pop-up was up for 20 minutes before being dismantled, publisher Penguin tweeted TopShop has been accused by publisher Penguin of dismantling an in-store pop-up in London used to promote feminism. The fashion retailer had agreed to host the pop-up with Penguin, to help launch the book Feminists …

October 5, 2018
Manual workers ‘most at risk from Brexit trade barriers’

Manual workers ‘most at risk from Brexit trade barriers’

Image copyright Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Men with fewer qualifications in manual jobs are more likely to be hit by post-Brexit trade barriers, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Factory workers in industries that sell a large amount to the EU are particularly at risk, the IFS warned. A number of studies have …

October 5, 2018
Productivity perks up in second quarter

Productivity perks up in second quarter

Image copyright Christopher Furlong/Getty Images UK productivity grew in the second quarter of the year but is still behind rates achieved before the global financial crisis in 2008, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics said output per hour was up 1.4% compared with the same period last year. It rose by 0.5% compared …

October 5, 2018
Walkers crisp packets recycling scheme announced

Walkers crisp packets recycling scheme announced

Image caption Royal Mail intervened when people started posting empty crisp packets back to Walkers Snack firm Walkers has announced a recycling scheme – after Royal Mail begged campaigners not to post empty crisp packets without envelopes. From December, snack fans will be able to post used bags – in envelopes, for free – directly …

October 5, 2018
US jobless rate hits 49-year low of 3.7%

US jobless rate hits 49-year low of 3.7%

Image copyright Getty Images The US unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in September, the lowest rate since December 1969. Figures from the Department of Labor also showed the US economy created 134,000 jobs during the month, fewer than were expected. Significant jobs growth was seen in professional and business services, healthcare and construction. Average hourly …

October 5, 2018
Where have all the ‘for sale’ signs gone?

Where have all the ‘for sale’ signs gone?

Fewer homes have been on the market in 2018 than in any year of the past decade, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender has said. The Halifax said house-hunters have been left with relatively little choice, which means that prices have still risen as a result. House prices rose by 2.5% in the year to the …

October 5, 2018
Lenovo and ZTE shares hit by spyware row

Lenovo and ZTE shares hit by spyware row

Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Chinese tech giants Lenovo and ZTE have fallen sharply after a media report that Beijing had inserted spying devices into US computers. Unnamed US national security officials, quoted by Bloomberg, said microchips were found in gadgets used by US government agencies. Lenovo’s shares fell more than 15%, while ZTE …

October 5, 2018
Half of twenty-somethings have no savings

Half of twenty-somethings have no savings

Image copyright Getty Images Young people in the UK are losing the savings habit – with more than half of 22 to 29-year-olds living with no savings at all, official figures show. Some 53% of this age group have nothing in a savings account or Individual Savings Account (Isa), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) …

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