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JD Sports and Homebase among worst companies for customer service, according to Which? survey
Homebase, Carphone Warehouse and Sports Direct have some of the worst online customer service of all retailers in the UK, according to new research from consumer group Which?As online shopping has boomed in popularity over the past 17 months, so too have the customer service complaints. Which? said it had surveyed more than 5,000 consumers …
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Facebook unveils virtual reality app that allows you to work remotely as an avatar
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Interactive Investor lines up banks for blockbuster London flotation
Interactive Investor (II), the online retail investment platform, is lining up bankers to orchestrate a London flotation that could value it at up to £2bn. Sky News has learnt that Britain’s second-largest fund supermarket this week invited investment banks to pitch for a role on an initial public offering that is likely to be among …
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Why John Lewis is now offering savings and investment services
The initial reaction to news that the John Lewis Partnership has begun offering savings and investment services is – what took it so long?Just about every survey or opinion poll suggests John Lewis is one of the most, if not the most, trusted and admired brands in the country. At the end of 2020, the …
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Toyota slashes production as it becomes latest carmaker hit by global chip shortage
Toyota is to cut production by 40% next month as it becomes the latest carmaker to be affected by the global shortage of semiconductor chips.The Japanese company said it would reduce global output in September by around 360,000 vehicles – 140,000 of them at its Japanese plants and the rest at overseas factories. Toyota, the …
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Thames Water agrees £11m compensation after customers overcharged
Thames Water has agreed to pay out £11.1m after thousands of customers were wrongly billed, regulator Ofwat said.The case relates to 13,800 non-household customers and water retailers which Thames was supplying water and sewerage services to on a wholesale basis. It centres on failures relating to the transfer of customer information, under the opening up …
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Bacteria-busting next generation infant swimwear takes pool protection up a level
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Sir James Dyson cautions UK firms over impact of homeworking
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‘We’ve got a problem with Sauvignon blanc’: Supply-chain crisis hits menus
Casino owner Rank Group and historic brewer Adnams have become the latest big names to issue warnings over distribution issues and the so-called “pingdemic”. Workers being “pinged” into self-isolation – a rule ended this week for the double jabbed – an ongoing staffing crisis and Brexit-fuelled driver shortages in the delivery sector are all hitting …
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Government orders national security investigation into £2.6bn Cobham-Ultra Electronics deal
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FTSE 100 takes a tumble as investors fret about US policy and fresh Covid outbreaks
LONDON share prices tumbled today as traders fretted about Afghanistan, a fresh spread of Covid-19 and strong words last night from the US Federal Reserve.The ultra-powerful US central bank made it clear it is getting closer to tapering support for the US economy, a sign that it is believes the worst of the crisis is …
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Parents being ‘misled’ by yoghurt packaging – with one revealed to have same sugar as 16 biscuits
Only one in 20 yoghurts aimed at children are low in sugar, researchers have said, as they urged the government to impose restrictions on kid-friendly packaging and the nutritional claims they make.Action on Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, found Nestle Rolo Mix-in Toffee yoghurt had the highest level of sugar, with five …

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