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From Celebrating International Women’s Day and Livestream shopping to retail sales in the furniture and fashion industry, find this and more in this week's headlines.

International Women's Day 2022: How it began and why the fight for women's rights is still necessary

International Women’s Day - why do we still celebrate and how can you get involved?

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Three UK retailers pushing livestream shopping to the forefront of ecommerce

“Live selling on social media is the perfect channel to reach our core audience,” said Snug Sofa’s CEO Rob Bridgman after his company became the first direct-to-consumer furniture brand to host a live online event in the UK.

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EXCLUSIVE REPORT - Understand the opportunities for international online sales

The global pandemic has left an indelible mark on the behaviour of fashion shoppers globally. At a hyper local level it, the lockdowns and working from home directives led to a greater appreciation of our immediate surroundings with more and more shoppers discovering and rediscovering retailers close to their homes.

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Retail sales rise in February after demand for fashion and furniture

New research has found that retail sales have increased in February as categories such as furniture, homewares, fashion and jewellery recorded strong growth. Total sales increased by 6.7% in February compared with the same month last year when all ‘non-essential’ retail was shut, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

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