All Marketplaces articles – Page 11
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InterviewQ&A: Shopify directors on leveraging AI and creating new products
Shopify’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Deann Evans and director of product Miqdad Jaffer speak to Retail Week about the marketplace’s AI offering, its new suite of products and always adapting to the retail market
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NewsExclusive: OnBuy ‘exploring possible synergy’ with Putman to save Wilko
UK-based online marketplace OnBuy is exploring a “possible synergy” with HMV owner Doug Putman as they look to save Wilko, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFarfetch sales dip as brand platform faces challenges
Farfetch has reported declining sales and profit, “primarily driven by a 42.2% decrease in brand platform revenue”.
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NewsDunelm teams up with Airtasker for furniture installation
Dunelm has launched a collaboration with gig-economy services marketplace Airtasker.
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NewsMatchesfashion unveils partnership with Sellier
Matchesfashion has partnered with luxury resale platform Sellier in a bid to boost its luxury pre-loved offering of “the most coveted accessories on the market”.
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NewsAlibaba expands into Europe with commerce network partnership
Alibaba’s Spanish marketplace Miravia has partnered with ecommerce network for global retailers and brands CommerceHub to power its European expansion.
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NewsTikTok Shop launches same-day fulfilment in the UK
TikTok Shop has launched Fulfilled by TikTok (FBT), a new logistics program designed to make it easier for merchants to sell on the platform in the UK.
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NewsAmazon profits climb as cost cutting pays off
Amazon has reported an increase in profits for the second quarter of the year and increased its guidance for the next quarter as cost-cutting measures paid off.
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NewsEtsy sellers accuse marketplace of withholding money
Online marketplace Etsy has been accused of withholding money from sellers through its “reserve system”.
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InterviewQ&A: eBay’s Kirsty Keoghan on how Love Island tie-up is rekindling passion for pre-loved fashion
Retail Week pulls eBay’s global general manager of fashion Kirsty Keoghan for a chat about the impact of the Love Island partnership, the steps retailers can take to become more sustainable and being the “OG of selling pre-loved fashion”.
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NewsSilkFred boosts personal shopping experience with AI
Fashion marketplace SilkFred has unveiled its AI-powered personal shopping experience, which uses a recommendation engine called ‘Fred’ to “build your perfect wardrobe”.
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NewsExclusive: GMB entices Amazon workers in key regions to consider strikes
The GMB union is planning to bring a bigger fight to Amazon as it looks to recruit workers from the retailer’s key regions to join strikes.
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NewsAmazon to open £450m fulfilment centre
Amazon is opening a new £450m fulfilment centre in Wynyard Park, Stockton-on-Tees, which is due to start operating in October.
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NewsTemu accuses Shein of ‘unlawful exclusionary tactics’
Chinese marketplace Temu has said it has been the target of Shein’s “unlawful exclusionary tactics”, adding to the ongoing feud between the online retailers days after a lawsuit was filed.
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NewsOnBuy becomes first marketplace to offer cashback rewards
UK-based OnBuy has become the first online marketplace to offer cashback, with £10m set aside to reward customers as part of the launch.
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AnalysisInside an Amazon warehouse during Prime Day
Amid the ongoing battle between Amazon and the GMB union, Retail Week visits Amazon’s LCY3 fulfilment centre in Dartford, Kent, on one of the ecommerce giant’s busiest days of the year
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NewsMusic Magpie credits ‘strong momentum’ for first-half trading
Music Magpie has credited “strong momentum” for its first-half performance as it traded in line with expectations and looks forward to the “seasonally important” second half of the year.
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NewsAmazon mobile users fall ahead of Prime Day as Shein and Temu grow
The number of Amazon mobile users in the UK has fallen by 1 million since the start of the year, while Temu and Shein’s daily mobile users have been growing.
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NewsTikTok opens first pop-up shop on Oxford Street
TikTok has opened its first pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street to showcase the range of brands and creators selling on the platform
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NewsM&S teams up with eBay and Oxfam to sell secondhand school uniforms
Marks & Spencer has launched a tie-up with online marketplace eBay and anti-poverty charity Oxfam to sell second-hand school uniforms.