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🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Shoppers mourn 'end of an era' as shop enters administration and closes stores

A beloved UK high street retailer, GAME, is set to close all its remaining standalone stores after 36 years due to declining sales and shifts towards online shopping.

Mar 20 • 14:51 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

ChatGPT Will Shop for You (And Sooner Than You Think)

ChatGPT and other AI tools are set to transform online shopping by executing transactions on behalf of users based on their specified preferences.

Mar 16 • 04:25 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

22-year-old Henry solved his unemployment – bought his own store

22-year-old Henry Ekman, formerly unemployed and living at home, has become a store owner in Örträsk, Sweden, after purchasing a local shop he discovered online.

Mar 11 • 18:02 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Hospitality: "Wermut was long regarded as cheap rotgut"

Tobias Heitzer operates the only online shop in Germany that specializes in vermouth, discussing the reasons behind his niche focus and his hopes for wider appreciation of the drink.

Feb 24 • 09:54 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

'I scored £22 item from charity shop but actual price tag left me speechless'

A man bought an espresso machine at a charity shop for £22 and later discovered its online retail price was £350.

Feb 22 • 10:05 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

'I bought £15 bag from charity shop and can't sleep after learning true value'

A woman discovered a designer bag worth approximately £695 for just £15 at a charity shop, causing excitement among herself and others online.

Feb 21 • 04:02 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Man defends huge Tesco weekly food shop after 1 item draws unnecessary attention

A man defended his grocery shopping choices after sharing his £160 weekly Tesco haul, which sparked discussions online about food costs and healthy eating.

Feb 15 • 11:17 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Argos launching new way to shop to rival Amazon, eBay and Etsy

Argos is set to introduce a new online marketplace within the next year as part of its transformation strategy to compete with major retailers like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy.

Feb 12 • 12:23 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
Crime & Justice

"We literally started in the garage." Furniture e-shop heads to bankruptcy with a debt of 142 million

The furniture e-commerce company Expedo, which rapidly grew into a significant player in online furniture sales in Central and Eastern Europe since its founding in 2012, is heading into bankruptcy with a debt of 142 million.

Jan 16 • 10:20 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Student shares weekly Tesco food shop but people are gobsmacked by cost

A 23-year-old student sparked online discussion after sharing the cost of their weekly grocery shop at Tesco during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Dec 31 • 08:50 UTC

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