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Global IT outage proves cash is vital to society as CrowdStrike Microsoft incident hits card payments

Global IT outage proves cash is vital to society as CrowdStrike Microsoft incident hits card payments

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PaymentsStaff WriterJuly 20, 2024Payments, CrowdStrike, Microsoft, IT outages, Cash, Cashless payments, Card payments, GMB union, Ron Delnevo, CrowdStrike Microsoft, BRCComment

GMB hails 'historic moment' as workers at Amazon Coventry fulfilment centre vote on union recognition

GMB hails 'historic moment' as workers at Amazon Coventry fulfilment centre vote on union recognition

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Fulfilment centresStaff WriterJune 19, 2024GMB union, Union, Amazon UK, Fulfilment centres, Online delivery, Online retail, Employees, UK retail, Supply chainComment

GMB union slams Asda and urges grocery giant to ‘get round table and pay women workers their due’

GMB union slams Asda and urges grocery giant to ‘get round table and pay women workers their due’

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Grocery retailStaff WriterNovember 6, 2023Asda, GMB union, TCS, Grocery retail, Stores, Distribution centres, UK retail, EmployeesComment

Amazon UK fulfilment centre workers in Coventry call "unprecedented" week long strike

Amazon UK fulfilment centre workers in Coventry call "unprecedented" week long strike

Fulfilment centresStaff WriterFebruary 14, 2023Amazon UK, GMB union, Warehouses, Fulfilment centres, Supply chain, Online delivery, EmployeesComment

Amazon UK fulfilment centre workers in Coventry make history as they go on strike

Amazon UK fulfilment centre workers in Coventry make history as they go on strike

Fulfilment centresStaff WriterJanuary 25, 2023Amazon, GMB union, Online delivery, Fulfilment centres, Supply chain, UK retail, WarehousesComment

"A kick in the teeth": GMB union slams closure of three Amazon UK fulfilment centres

"A kick in the teeth": GMB union slams closure of three Amazon UK fulfilment centres

Fulfilment centresStaff WriterJanuary 10, 2023Amazon, Amazon UK, Fulfilment centres, Supply chain, Online delivery, UK retail, GMB unionComment

British high street is being allowed to wither and die, GMB says

British high street is being allowed to wither and die, GMB says

Bricks and mortar retailStaff WriterFebruary 17, 2022GMB union, High streets, Bricks and mortar retail, Stores, UK retail, Coronavirus, Physical retailers, COVID-19, Coronavirus outbreakComment

GMB union slams Amazon for ‘shameful’ number of injuries at UK sites

GMB union slams Amazon for ‘shameful’ number of injuries at UK sites

Online retailStaff WriterDecember 23, 2021GMB union, Amazon, UK retail, Warehouses, Supply chains, Distribution centres, Online retail, Online delivery, CoronavirusComment

GMB union slams 'shocking' Co-op Amazon UK partnership

GMB union slams 'shocking' Co-op Amazon UK partnership

Online retailStaff WriterSeptember 16, 2021GMB union, Co-op, Amazon UK, Stores, Omnichannel retail, Online delivery, Online retail, Bricks and mortar retail, UK retailComment

'Runaway company' Amazon UK slammed over 'insulting' tax bill

'Runaway company' Amazon UK slammed over 'insulting' tax bill

Online retailStaff WriterSeptember 8, 2021GMB union, Amazon, UK retail, Online retail, E-commerce, Coronavirus, Online deliveryComment

Call for Amazon to embrace unions as Andy Jassy becomes CEO

Call for Amazon to embrace unions as Andy Jassy becomes CEO

AppointmentsStaff WriterJuly 5, 2021Amazon, GMB union, CEOs, Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Appointments, Online retail, Online delivery, Unions, WarehousesComment

Amazon CEO Dave Clark catches heat for Prime Day 2021 tweet

Amazon CEO Dave Clark catches heat for Prime Day 2021 tweet

Social mediaStaff WriterJune 22, 2021Amazon, Prime Day 2021, Dave Clark, GMB union, Warehouses, Online retail, Online delivery, Twitter, Social media, Shopping eventsComment

GMB slams ‘dangerous’ Amazon warehouses as Prime Day 2021 launches

GMB slams ‘dangerous’ Amazon warehouses as Prime Day 2021 launches

Shopping eventsStaff WriterJune 21, 2021GMB union, Amazon, Prime Day 2021, Shopping events, Warehouses, Supply chain, Online retail, Online deliveryComment

Ikea recommits to paying UK Living Wage Foundation rates

UK retailStaff WriterMay 1, 2021Ikea, UK retail, Living Wage Foundation, Employees, GMB union, Retail staffComment

New Amazon boss Andy Jassy must transform whole working culture

New Amazon boss Andy Jassy must transform whole working culture

AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 3, 2021Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, GMB union, Online retail, Warehouses, Online delivery, E-commerce, UK retail, AppointmentsComment

GMB union threatens ‘miserly’ Yodel with festive industrial action

GMB union threatens ‘miserly’ Yodel with festive industrial action

Online deliveryStaff WriterOctober 30, 2020Yodel, Parcel delivery firms, GMB union, Christmas 2020, Online retail, Online delivery, CoronavirusComment

Five retail tech things we learned last week

Five retail tech things we learned last week

Retail technologyStaff WriterOctober 5, 2020Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Black History Month, Twitter, Social media, Retail technology, Supermarkets, Ocado, AutoStore, Online retail, Amazon, GMB union, Tesco, SAP, EmarsysComment

GMB slams Amazon over robots in fulfilment centres

GMB slams Amazon over robots in fulfilment centres

WarehousesStaff WriterOctober 2, 2020GMB union, Amazon, Online retail, Warehouses, Supply chain, Robots, Fulfilment centres, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Retail technology, US retailComment

UK sleepwalking into cashless future, union warns

UK sleepwalking into cashless future, union warns

CashStaff WriterAugust 11, 2020GMB union, Cash, Payments, ATMs, Loomis, G45, Tesco, Cashless societyComment

Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles

Top 10: last week’s most popular retail technology articles

Retail technologyStaff WriterAugust 3, 2020A.S. Watson Moneyback, GMB union, Asos, Holland & Barrett, Advertima, Uncrowd, InPost, Sainsbury's, AO, Peak, Retail technology, Omnichannel retail, Online retail, Coronavirus, COVID-19Comment