Online shopping

Smartphone screen showing Temu website with flags in the background, at the headquarters of the European Council in Brussels.

EU fines Temu €200m for allowing sale of illegal products

The European Commission says the Chinese-owned online retailer failed to take account of risks from baby toys and faulty chargers sold on its platform.

2 hrs ago

18 May 2026

An employee places an item in to a distribution cage at the Amazon LCY3 fulfillment center in Dartford, UK, on , 7 July 7, 2023.

Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?

The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

18 May 2026

Two women with dark hair examining a large pile of parcels, some in plastic and some in cardboard boxes. Behind them there are other people and the fronts of shops in the background

Lost parcel recyclers coming to shopping centre

King Colis is a French company which resells unopened and undelivered parcels.

18 May 2026

11 May 2026

The image shows the exterior of a modern Marks & Spencer (M&S) store. A large illuminated “M&S” sign is prominently mounted on the building facade, with the ampersand in green and the letters in white.
The building features glass panels, and above the sign there are large poster-style images of models displayed inside, visible through the windows. Below the sign, reflective metallic cladding runs along the front of the store entrance.

M&S aims to create 600 jobs at new logistics hub

Marks & Spencer's Lichfield hub is designed to boost its online fashion capacity, opening in 2027.

11 May 2026

7 May 2026

Rob standing by a fence looking up a drone which has dropped a cardboard box on his gravel driveway

'We had people come just to see it': Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone

The unmanned aircraft can drop off 100 parcels a day within a 12km radius of Amazon's hub.

7 May 2026

30 Apr 2026

Multi-colour swimsuit with neon yellow and black leopard print hearts on a blue base colour. The swimming costume is laid flat and the inside layer is shown from behind. The inside is white and over the chest area there are oval-shaped padded cut-outs.

Mum horrified by 'sexualised' swimwear for children

Kayleigh Shore says she was shocked to find the "inappropriate" item on sale at a charity shop.

30 Apr 2026

17 Feb 2026

A man in a black T-shirt and glasses looks at the camera with his mouth open in surprise

When online shopping leaves your inbox 'unworkable'

Elis and John discuss the overload of emails that come with online shopping.

17 Feb 2026

26 Dec 2025

Shoppers on Oxford Street, London, on Boxing Day 2025.

Boxing Day shopping falls flat once again

Although shoppers are still bargain-hunting, fewer people headed to the high streets and shopping centres compared with last year.

26 Dec 2025

17 Dec 2025

The people and robots behind your Christmas shop

An online retailer takes on extra staff to work alongside its non-human warehouse helpers.

17 Dec 2025

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