Christmas is fast approaching and retailers are preparing themselves for the busy festive season. There will be several days where sales will be high, but Mega Monday this year will fall on 6 December according to IMRG, the UK’s industry association for e-retail, when figures from Retail Decisions (ReD) suggest that hourly online retail sales … [Read more…]
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