All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 124
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Retail VoiceFive ways to get ready for the recovery
Does it seem a little odd to be talking about investing and spending more money during what is arguably the largest ever crisis the retail industry has faced? Perhaps, but hear me out.
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NewsUpdated: Ocado launches £1bn fund raise to capitalise on online shift
Ocado has launched an ambitious bid to raise £1bn in fresh funding to help it capitalise on the “significant acceleration” in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCMA delays final Amazon-Deliveroo decision until August
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has delayed publishing its final decision on the proposed tie-up between Amazon and Deliveroo until the first week of August.
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NewsQuiz property arm slips into administration as it eyes store portfolio restructure
Struggling fashion brand Quiz has said it will seek to appoint administrators to its wholly owned subsidiary in a bid to restructure its failing retail store portfolio.
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NewsThe Hut Group profits soar as total sales exceed £1bn
The Hut Group profits have rocketed while total sales have surpassed £1bn driven by new brand acquisitions and investment in technology.
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NewsSegro completes fundraising as it eyes bigger piece of online shopping boom
UK warehousing group Segro has raised £680m from a new share placing to fund the acquisition of new online distribution facilities.
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AnalysisDeep dive: How Covid-19 has changed grocery retail forever
Coronavirus brought unprecedented demand for grocery retailers, but it has also dramatically changed how we buy and consume food. Retail Week looks into which new shopping behaviours and trends will be here to stay once the pandemic subsides
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NewsSosandar pens deals with Next and John Lewis as sales surge during lockdown
Sosandar will start selling its clothing through the John Lewis and Next websites as it seeks to build on surging sales during the first two months of its financial year.
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NewsRetail sales slump in May despite relaxed lockdown restrictions
After a record low in April, May sales figures showed little signs of improvement, registering the second-worst decline since records began in 1995.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can coronavirus clothing crisis help Amazon’s fashion credibility?
As fashion struggles worldwide, is this Amazon’s golden opportunity to play saviour and gain market share or will its utilitarian credentials keep it from breaking through?
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NewsDigital retail sales soar to 12-year high as lockdown forces shoppers online
New data shows that online retail sales grew 32.7% year on year in May, marking the highest annual result since March 2008 as shoppers were forced online by the closure of stores due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCo-op expands robot delivery service to meet doubling demand
The Co-op has expanded its robot delivery service in and around Milton Keynes to meet increased customer demand.
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NewsGrocers urge CMA to block Amazon-Deliveroo deal
Retailers are ratcheting up the pressure on competition authorities to block Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo, just days before a final verdict on the deal is due.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Primark afford not to sell online?
Primark parent company ABF’s financial director John Bason told Retail Week this week that going online was still “not a priority” and Primark would be as relevant as ever to shoppers through its reopened bricks-and-mortar stores.
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NewsAngling Direct swings to loss and blames winter flooding and store acquisitions
Specialist retailer Angling Direct reported a net loss before tax for the last financial year, which it blamed on new store acquisitions and a disappointing post-Christmas trading period.
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OpinionOpinion: Covid-19 has exposed retail’s digital dawdlers
It would be no overstatement to suggest that the Covid-19 emergency has prompted one of the most seismic shifts in consumer behaviour in the last 100 years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Ted Baker’s new ‘growth formula’ put it back in fashion?
After enduring a torrid 2019 marred by numerous profit warnings and seismic change at management level, Ted Baker has unveiled a new strategy designed to take the business forward. Retail Week analyses whether it will be enough to return the fashion brand to its former glories
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NewsPrimark: Online ‘not a priority’ as it prepares for stores reopening
Primark will not prioritise the creation of a transactional online business despite the rise of ecommerce during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsBoohoo threatened with lawsuit over ‘sham Sales’
Online fashion powerhouse Boohoo is confronting the prospect of a $100m lawsuit in the US over claims that consumers were misled with ‘sham Sales’.
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NewsAlibaba launches influencer recruitment drive to bolster international spend
Alibaba aims to sponsor 100,000 influencers through its international online marketplace AliExpress in a bid to drive online spending.