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As new technology is transforming every type of business across the globe, debate has turned to whether pharmacies should go technical. The topic is trending after the announcement, in January 2019, that pharmacy chain Boots had acquired the health technology company, Wiggly-Amps. Over the past decade, new technology has advanced at an astounding rate in the retail industry as a whole. According to surveys, the innovations are paying dividends by improving sales and customer satisfaction. ...

The pop group, A-ha, is the most successful and enduring band ever to come out of Norway. They are still going strong 36 years after forming, and have released a string of hit singles, including the famous James Bond theme, The Living Daylights, in 1987. Their music remains a contemporary force, with one of their most famous singles, Take On Me, being featured in a key scene in the 2018 movie, Deadpool 2, reaching a whole new generation of fans and attracting more than five million hits on...

One of the most successful modern-day Christmas films is Love Actually - a romantic comedy with an all-star cast, focusing on different love stories during the festive period. Released in 2003, it demonstrates how different couples coped with various trials and tribulations during the five weeks before Christmas. As the film progresses, many of the couples and their stories are seen to be interlinked. The course of true love doesn't always run smoothly, as Jamie (played by Colin Firth) fin...

There's nothing better to stir up the festive spirit than a stroll down the high street when the Christmas window displays are in full swing! Walking between rows of sparkling shop windows, decked with everything from giant robins to hand-painted sprouts, makes shopping a happy experience, rather than a chore. Every year, it's a race between the leading retailers to see who can erect their Christmas window display first. Selfridges on Oxford Street in London usually takes the crown, with i...

As an Aladdin's cave of toys and other festive gifts, Christmas time at Woolworths was always a glittering affair! Shoppers would flock to enjoy the Christmas cheer, including Santa's grotto and a multitude of baubles, tinsel and other sparkling decorations. Nothing compared to Christmas at Woolworths - a tradition that dated back to 1880! The very first Woolworths opened in New York city in 1879, when Frank Winfield Woolworth launched his first shop in Utica, in the Mohawk Valley, on 22nd...

We all have our own ideas about what makes the best Christmas shopping experience. It might be finding plenty of bargains, making a day of it and having lunch as well, being surrounded by sparkly decorations and listening to festive music as we browse, or being immersed in an Aladdin's cave of designer brands. According to a survey, British consumers adore Christmas shopping. A survey of 2,000 shoppers by Intu revealed that we would be dedicating, on average, 18 hours to shopping in the la...

However hard we all try, there's always going to be a Christmas present that just isn't suitable. Whether it's clothing that doesn't fit, an item of jewellery that you simply don't like, or you have been unlucky enough to receive an item that is faulty, you may wish to return something to the vendor. This can be a minefield for those of us who don't know how to return goods and don't understand our consumer rights. Some people think they have an automatic right to return non-faulty present...

Amazon has grown from a tiny startup operating from a second-hand computer, in founder Jeff Bezos' garage, to a global retail giant with estimated total assets of $131.31 billion. Owning big names such as Zappos, IMDB, LOVEFiLM and Woot, the company accounts for around one-third of all eCommerce sales in the United States and boasts more than 180,000 employees. It also owns the publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, as well as its own TV and film studio, Amazon Studios. Furthermore, the com...

  The countdown to Black Friday 2018 has begun, as retailers and consumers gear up to the annual mega-sale pencilled in for 23rd November. The concept began in the United States, when Black Friday was traditionally the day after Thanksgiving - an annual celebration at the end of November. The event has become a market sensation since 2005 and has spread to the UK. It has become the busiest shopping day of the year, on both sides of the Atlantic. Retailers online and in high stre...

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Sir Alex Ferguson is recognised as being one of the greatest football managers of all time, with a track record including 27 successful years as the manager of Manchester United - one of the biggest football clubs in the...