$10BN TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT CREATES TECH JOBS FOR UK RETAIL

摘要

Retailers globally spent the equivalent of over$10bn on technology to enable safe and secure home working and enhance their e-commerce channels during the first three months of COVID-19 - as high street shops were forced to close and consumers flooded to online and mobile channels. This surge in spending meant that both UK and global retailers spent more than their annual technology budget rise in just three months, as the global crisis hit, and lockdowns began to be enforced.