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Report: Digital Job Growth in UK Hits Lowest Level in Decade

Report: Digital Job Growth in UK Hits Lowest Level in Decade

Great Britain’s digital sector is reportedly seeing its slowest job growth in a decade. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 11), this has led the incoming Labour government to promise to revitalize the industry as it seeks to fuel growth. The number of digital jobs climbed by just 0.3% last year — the lowest figure since a...

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UK Store Closures Put Spotlight on Digital Shoppers

UK Store Closures Put Spotlight on Digital Shoppers

One of the U.K.’s oldest retailers, Marks and Spencer (M&S) announced last week it plans to shutter 110 stores during the next five years. This news comes only weeks after reports that the British division of The Body Shop was closing nearly half of its 198 U.K.-based stores and reducing its headcount by 40 percent....