All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 128
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NewsAsos posts sales rise as UK outperforms and US lags
Asos has recorded a rise in quarterly sales after a strong showing in the UK, but high demand in the US caused dispatch problems there.
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NewsM&S asks for supplier support to make Ocado deal a success
Marks & Spencer has written to food suppliers asking them to help lower prices and drive volumes as it prepares to launch a joint venture with grocery tech giant Ocado.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Notonthehighstreet's next-level leadership team
On the face of it, Phil Branston is simply swapping one online marketplace for another by moving from Just Eat to take up the position of chief financial officer at Notonthehighstreet.com.
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Retail VoiceWhy retail–technology partnerships are becoming more strategic
Digital transformation is as much about collaboration and strategy as technology.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: Amazon – the perpetual people’s choice
Despite Jeff Bezos warning ‘Amazon will fail’ one day, shoppers have given it the Hitachi Capital Consumer Choice Award
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: The Hut Group sets sights afar
As more retailers become online-only, The Hut Group continues to grow at a fast pace and shows no signs of slowing down
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: Trouva builds bricks and mortar with tech
Online marketplace Trouva is helping independent retailers to thrive online and in the town centre, defying the ‘death of the high street’ headlines
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: Feelunique corners the youth market
With its global customer base growing at an incredible rate, Feelunique has tapped into its target market by knowing exactly what they want, and delivering it quickly
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Farfetch the Ocado of fashion?
As Farfetch unveils a new “strategic partnership” with iconic department store Harrods, we ask if the tech platform is the new Ocado of fashion.
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OpinionPeter Williams: Have department stores missed the boat with digital?
Once upon a time, department stores were defined by their ability to select and edit both brands and product ranges to help customers’ purchasing decisions.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Waitrose.com really woo Ocado shoppers?
Waitrose & Partners’ owner, the John Lewis Partnership, reaffirmed its plans today to grow the upmarket grocer’s online platform as it prepares to split from Ocado.
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NewsData: Amazon Prime membership hits 15 million in UK
The number of British shoppers signed up to Amazon’s Prime subscription service has hit 15 million, new research has revealed.
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NewsFindel rejects Sports Direct takeover bid
Findel has rejected the £139m takeover bid that Sports Direct lodged earlier today.
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NewsSports Direct lodges £139m bid for Findel
Sports Direct has made a takeover bid for online retailer Findel, valuing the business at just under £140m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Could Amazon Day become the new norm for retail?
Amazon will now let its Prime customers in the US nominate an ‘Amazon Day’, a designated day that all their parcels are delivered.
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NewsFarfetch sales rocket in ‘blockbuster' year
Farfetch has reported soaring sales in what founder, chief executive and co-chair José Neves described as a “blockbuster” year.
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NewsFarfetch acquires JD.com's luxury fashion platform Toplife
Farfetch China has acquired JD.com’s luxury fashion platform Toplife for $50m, terming it a “win-win collaboration”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: M&S and Ocado – the £750m questions answered
Marks & Spencer and Ocado have agreed a joint venture in a bid to “transform online grocery shopping in the UK”.
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OpinionNatalie Berg: The Ocado-M&S deal is a wise move
These days, in retail it seems the only constant is change. Here are three reasons why the Ocado-Marks & Spencer deal makes sense.
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NewsRowe: Ocado deal 'boldest moment' of M&S transformation
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe has hailed the retailer’s online grocery venture with Ocado as the “biggest and boldest moment” in its digital transformation plan.