All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 19
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NewsRuggable is opening its first physical store-in-store inside John Lewis
Ruggable is set to open a concession store inside the John Lewis store on Oxford Street, the first of its kind for the brand worldwide.
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AnalysisThat’s a wrap: Have Black Friday and Cyber Monday been boom or bust for UK retail this year?
After a depressingly slow November, retailers could have been forgiven for thinking that Christmas spending might never come. With the promotions coming to an end, did Black Friday and Cyber Monday actually deliver?
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NewsDeliveroo has partnered with Accessorize for rapid delivery in time for Christmas
Deliveroo and fashion, jewellery, and gifting retailer Accessorize have joined forces to offer London-based customers on demand delivery in time for Christmas.
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NewsTemu reduces UK delivery times as it taps new ‘local’ suppliers
Chinese online marketplace Temu is understood to be recruiting new UK-based suppliers as it ramps up growth in the country and increases pressure on its high street rivals with reduced delivery times.
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AnalysisAfter a slow start to the golden quarter, here’s how Black Friday sales are looking
While Black Friday spend has been slightly subdued in the past couple of years due to low consumer confidence, a cost of living crisis, and the event typically falling before payday, this year is looking like a different story
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NewsMorrisons will ‘gradually cease’ deliveries from an Ocado warehouse in southeast England
Supermarket chain Morrisons has said it will “gradually cease” deliveries from Ocado’s automated warehouse in Erith, southeast England, but will still utilise Ocado’s central England warehouse.
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NewsWaitrose opens first new c-store in six years
Waitrose has opened its first new convenience store in six years, in a twin bid to expand its store estate footprint and build on its partnerships with Shell and Welcome Break.
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NewsJust Eat to delist from London Stock Exchange
Delivery giant Just Eat has made the decision to quit the London Stock Exchange in order to save costs, in the latest blow for the City.
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NewsLookfantastic’s beauty AI tool set to generate a spike in sales over Black Friday
THG-owned Lookfantastic expects its beauty AI tool to generate a spike in sales over Black Friday as it has seen a surge in users since its launch last year.
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NewsJohn Lewis Black Friday searches spike following return of ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ pledge
Department store group John Lewis has reported a surge in interest in its Black Friday deals following the return of the Never Knowingly Undersold price promise.
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NewsSecret Sales acquires H&M brand Afound to ‘expand its footprint’ in the Nordics
Discount premium marketplace Secret Sales has acquired H&M’s digital fashion outlet Afound, as it continues its European expansion into the Nordics.
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Retail VoiceBlack Friday needn’t be ‘Fraud Friday’ if AI is adopted to stop crime networks
With more than £9bn expected to be spent in the UK alone over the Black Friday weekend and approximately 10% estimated to be lost to fraudsters, Gowling WLG’s John Coldham examines how new technology can help
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InterviewQ&A: AllSaints COO talks ongoing opportunities, AI and why kids fashion needed SmallSaints
Retail Week visited AllSaints head office in London and sat down with chief operating officer Catherine Jobling to discuss the brand’s year, some of its newest ventures, including its expansion into childrenswear, and the opportunities ahead.
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NewsSuperdry warns of profit decline as sales slide after London stock market exit
Superdry has warned on profitability for the year ahead as sales fell during the current financial year following the fashion retailer’s departure from the London Stock Exchange in bid for survival.
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NewsTed Baker UK and European wholesale arm snapped up by former Barbour MD
The former managing director of fashion retailer Barbour has snapped up the UK and European wholesale arm of collapsed Ted Baker.
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Opinion‘Retailers who miss the shift in customer interactions are likely to face an existential risk’
Shoppers are taking inspiration and guidance from a much wider range of sources than their preferred retailer, observes Accenture Song’s Sarah Lambert. That means retailers need to reach customers in new ways across new formats
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NewsOnline sales in November off to ‘poor start’ ahead of Black Friday weekend
November ecommerce sales have gotten off to a “poor start” as sales dipped in the first two weeks of the month, according to IMRG’s online retail index.
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NewsTikTok set for ‘record-breaking’ Christmas driven by surge live shopping
TikTok has forecast that this Christmas will be “record-breaking” and mark its biggest moment in retail due to an “unprecedented surge” in live shopping sessions.
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NewsTed Baker has relaunched its UK website
Embattled fashion retailer Ted Baker has relaunched and redesigned its UK website following its administration earlier this year.
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NewsUK shoppers are expected to spend £86bn over the festive season despite ‘cautious Christmas’
Exclusive: The total spend by UK shoppers is expected to increase 1.8% to reach £86.4bn this Christmas, according to data from Rendle Intelligence and Insights shared with Retail Week.