All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 104
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NewsNet-a-Porter closes UK warehouse and Asos hits back at union health claims
Pureplay luxury fashion brand Net-a-Porter confirmed it will close its UK distribution centre in the next few days, while Asos lashed out at union claims it is ‘playing Russian Roulette’ with warehouse workers’ lives.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t let rogue warehouses spark an online retail lockdown
Mass store closures ordered by the government to combat the coronavirus crisis have dealt the retail industry a devastating blow.
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NewsOcado’s first international depot goes live in France
Ocado’s first international customer fulfilment centre (CFC) has today gone live for French supermarket giant Casino.
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NewsSchuh closes online operations to ensure staff ‘safety’ amid coronavirus outbreak
Schuh is temporarily shuttering its online operation alongside store closures “to ensure the safety of our teams and customers”.
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NewsUK government teams up with supermarkets to target vulnerable customers
Supermarkets will be provided access to government databases to help prioritise deliveries to elderly and vulnerable customers.
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AnalysisData: 10 retailers redefining the path to purchase
Missguided has topped a list of the 10 retailers maximising their reach across digital channels, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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AnalysisAnalysis: As UK enters coronavirus lockdown, how should retailers respond?
The country is in lockdown and retailers of goods and services not deemed essential have been ordered to shut stores. As the industry finds itself in uncharted territory, Retail Week analyses how businesses can operate and what it means mean for the future of multichannel retail.
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NewseBay cracks down on ‘price gouging’ profiteers during coronavirus
Online marketplace eBay has restricted sales of a raft of products in an effort to stop profiteering during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsEve Sleep narrows losses but cautions on coronavirus impact
Eve Sleep has narrowed its full-year losses, but warned that it expects “subdued demand” to persist during the coronavirus outbreak.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus – government must give retailers respect they deserve
I’ve been a huge fan of apocalyptic films and TV shows since I was a teenager. With Covid-19 we seem to have come the closest to life imitating fiction with just as many twists in the tale.
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NewsCoronavirus: M&S and Deliveroo team up for grocery delivery service
Marks & Spencer will start selling a range of products on Deliveroo for the first time in a bid to meet demand from shoppers social distancing as a result of coronavirus.
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OpinionMichael Jary: Coronavirus brings a retail tipping point
In a crisis as big as this one, acting on the immediate challenges is critical. Thinking about the longer-term may seem impossible, or at least deferrable. But in many ways, it is even more important.
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AnalysisLive updates: Tracking retail’s response to coronavirus
Retailers and brands are reacting on an hourly basis to the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis. Retail Week tracks the response of businesses, as they happen. Last updated on May 26.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How coronavirus will change how we shop, live and work
It was on New Year’s Eve 2019 that the World Health Organisation’s China office first heard reports of a new virus sparking a rise in cases of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan.
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NewsCoronavirus: Ocado alters website algorithm to make deliveries ‘fairer’
Ocado says it closed its website yesterday for the first time ever so it could begin making changes to its algorithm to make deliveries “fairer” for would-be customers.
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NewsOcado posts sales rise but warns of coronavirus ‘disruptions’
Ocado Retail has posted a rise in sales during its first quarter but warned that the coronavirus pandemic could cause “further disruptions” to the business.
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NewsCoronavirus: Ocado temporarily shuts website due to ‘staggering’ demand
Ecommerce grocer Ocado has been forced to temporarily close access to its website and stopped accepting new deliveries as it struggles to deal with “staggering” levels of demand.
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OpinionCoronavirus: Cash, agility and customer focus will mark retail’s winners
The likely collapse into administration of Laura Ashley is not solely the result of coronavirus. The pandemic was sadly the last nail in the coffin of a retailer that has struggled to appeal to shoppers for some time.
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NewsCoronavirus: Amazon limits shipments to warehouses to focus on high-demand lines
Amazon is restricting shipments from vendors to its UK distribution centres in response to the coronavirus pandemic.