All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 71
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Retail VoiceFour ways to enhance your payments experience
Increasing conversion rates is a constant ambition for ecommerce retailers, with dropouts in the checkout process a particularly challenging issue to resolve. Payoneer’s Lochan Sim sets out four tips to strengthen your payment experience as you expand and grow.
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NewsDiscount supermarket Motatos to launch in the UK this summer
Swedish online discounter Motatos is set to launch in the UK in June.
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NewsNext sales up as digital channels exceed expectations
Fashion giant Next has reported a strong period of full-price sales growth as stores traded in line with expectations and its online channels far exceeded them.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches tech recruitment drive to ramp up digital capabilities
John Lewis Partnership, the owner of the Waitrose grocery business as well as the eponymous department store group, has unveiled a tech talent recruitment drive.
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Opinion‘Younger people – your future consumers – now as likely to enjoy shopping in-store as online’
Digital natives are now less wowed by the capabilities of online and will drive the future of stores, says PwC UK industry leader for consumer markets Lisa Hooker
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NewsBoohoo makes moves in second-hand market with plans to roll out resale platform
Boohoo founder Carol Kane has told Retail Week the fashion group plans to roll out a resale platform for each of its brands.
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NewsBoohoo boss pledges to ‘rebound’ as profits slide and returns rates spike
Boohoo has recorded a slide in preliminary profits exacerbated by slowing international growth, but boss John Lyttle says the etailer is “well-positioned to rebound strongly”.
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NewsRetailers call for business rates cut to help battle cost-of-living crunch
A coalition of leading retailers and trade bodies has launched a ‘Cut the Shops Tax’ campaign, arguing for a business rates reduction to combat inflationary pressures and protect industry jobs.
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NewsTesco joins forces with Uber to expand Whoosh rapid delivery service
Tesco has partnered with Uber to accelerate the rollout of its Whoosh rapid grocery delivery proposition.
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NewsJD Sports, Frasers, Asos and Shein mull Missguided bids
Several retailers are considering takeover bids for Missguided after the etailer admitted it was exploring “strategic options” for its future.
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Opinion‘Paltry demand shows rapid delivery may not outlast the pandemic’
Q-commerce was a lifeline for customers and attracted billions from investors during the pandemic, but there are already signs that the delivery app gold rush is slowing down.
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NewsAO focuses on cash generation as sales fall
Electrical goods etailer AO.com has posted a fall in sales and said it would focus on cash generation in turbulent market conditions.
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NewsAmazon slips into loss as productivity becomes focus
Online giant Amazon has reported a quarterly loss - its first since 2015 - as torrid trading conditions took a toll.
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NewsGousto founder Timo Boldt: Technology is helping us keep prices low for customers
Gousto founder and chief executive Timo Boldt is putting his faith in automation and the subscription box retailer’s proprietary artificial intelligence to keep prices low for customers.
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DataData: Retail sales drop in March driven by decline in online spend
Retail sales fell year on year in March as pre-pandemic habits and hobbies returned.
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NewsManoMano launches trade marketplace to supercharge UK growth
ManoMano has launched a dedicated online marketplace for UK trade professionals called ManoManoPro, which co-CEO Philippe de Chanville says offers a greater variety of products and prices than its competitors.
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NewsFarfetch launches beauty marketplace following Violet Grey acquisition
Luxury ecommerce platform Farfetch has launched a beauty marketplace on its website following its acquisition of Violet Grey earlier this year.
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Retail VoiceThe metachannel: three essentials needed to create the space of the future
The era of the ‘metachannel’ is upon us, says EY’s Thomas Harms, but what should retailers be doing to futureproof their business?
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NewsNew Landsec leasing strategy seeks to meet ‘rapidly evolving’ needs of retailers
Institutional landlord Landsec has unveiled a new leasing strategy aimed at luring new “digitally native” brands and meeting the “rapidly evolving” needs of traditional retailers.
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NewsNaked Wines posts sales rise as business improvements bear fruit
Specialist retailer Naked Wines has posted an increase in full-year sales and expects results to be in line with expectations after it beat customer retention expectations.