All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 54
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NewsFarfetch boss ‘extremely confident’ as it returns to sales growth
Luxury fashion platform Farfetch has attributed an increase in revenue in its first quarter to the continued success of its digital platform and the “strength and resilience” of its core business.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways TK Maxx’s off-price business model taps into consumer trends
The off-price retailer with an enviably agile business model, TK Maxx owner TJX Companies has just reported a 3% hike in net sales for Q1 and raised its full-year profit forecast. Our Retail Week analysts break down five ways the retailer is keeping up with demand and making the most of shoppers’ bargain-hunting missions
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AnalysisAs JD Sports streaks ahead of the competition, boss Régis Schultz plans to widen the gap
Less than a year after JD Sports went on an “extensive global search process” to find a new chief executive, Régis Schultz has broken the mould and taken the business to new heights after stepping into Peter Cowgill’s trainers.
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InterviewQ&A: OnBuy founder Cas Paton on becoming ‘Europe’s fastest-growing ecommerce business’
OnBuy’s founder and chief executive Cas Paton speaks to Retail Week about differentiating from other marketplaces, international expansion and plans to take the business to new heights
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AnalysisAre glory days over for Boohoo in the wake of Shein’s runaway success?
As both sales and profits slump for Boohoo amid the cost-of-living crisis in a highly competitive market, Retail Week looks at whether Boohoo can recapture its glory days in an era dominated by fast-fashion leader Shein
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NewsFanatics partners with Sky Sports to open first online retail shop
Fanatics, the pureplay sports retailer that specialises in licensed sports merchandise, has partnered with Sky Sports to open the first-of-its-kind online retail shop.
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NewsExclusive: Frozen food specialist Cook launches subscription service
Frozen food specialist Cook is set to launch a subscription service later this month, following a successful trial of the new scheme.
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NewsExclusive: OnBuy to become first marketplace to offer customers a rewards scheme
Online marketplace OnBuy is set to become the first marketplace to offer customers rewards for purchases, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsShein unveils partnership with Queen of Raw to achieve ‘full circularity’ by 2050
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has unveiled a partnership with global circular-economy company Queen of Raw in a bid to reach “full circularity” by 2050.
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Retail VoiceThe modern retail experience: why customer identity matters
Okta’s Ian Lowe explains why customer identity is crucial for improving user experience and conversion rates in the digital retail market
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AnalysisHow Asos is trying to arrest slumping sales and return to profitability
Following the report of further losses for Asos, Retail Week explores how the online fashion retailer has delivered on its previously pledged strategic targets to get back to an upward trajectory
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NewsIkea opens new distribution centre to power London expansion
Ikea has opened a new customer distribution centre to speed up home delivery in London and the South East as it continues expansion in the capital.
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NewseBay launches programme to help small businesses reduce carbon footprint
eBay UK is launching a training programme to help small businesses cut their carbon footprint in day-to-day operations.
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NewsFarmison reopens for business as ex-Asda boss Clarke takes reins
Online butcher Farmison & Co has begun trading again following its purchase out of administration by a consortium headed by former Asda chief executive Andy Clarke.
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NewsMarks & Spencer injects fresh funding into Nobody’s Child
Marks & Spencer has provided further funding to Nobody’s Child, the “eco-conscious” brand in which it took a stake two years ago and which is a key partner in its third-party brands strategy.
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NewsAmazon faces more strikes as new warehouses back industrial action
Amazon workers are planning more strikes after staff at two more warehouses backed a vote on whether to take industrial action.
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NewsCoronation expected to cost online retailers £128m
King Charles’ coronation is expected to cost online retailers £128m as people around the UK host parties or attend events.
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NewsApple’s dip in sales offset by demand for iPhone
Apple has posted a decline in sales in the second quarter, but demand for iPhones has held up overseas.
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NewsZalando credits boost in revenue and ‘improved profitability’ to online shopping club
Zalando has credited a rise in revenue and “improved profitability” in its first quarter to increased demand for its online shopping club Lounge by Zalando.
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InterviewQ&A: Alibaba’s Roland Palmer on Brexit and what UK retail can learn from China
Alibaba’s UK general manager Roland Palmer speaks to Retail Week about how the marketplace giant is making a name for itself in the country despite challenges from Brexit, and where UK businesses can follow China’s example