All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 17
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New research reveals cyber and data risks are top of retailers’ concerns
Cyber and data risks are what retailers are most concerned about in the next 12 months, according to new research by Barclays Corporate Banking and Retail Economics.
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Analysis
What to look out for in Ocado’s interim results amid its dispute with M&S
Ocado Group will hope to settle investor jitters when it publishes half-year results on Tuesday, pointing to a strong start to the year and economic green shoots – but all eyes will be on the performance of its Retail arm and the ongoing dispute with M&S
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Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing is upping its profit expectations after record performance
Uniqlo parent company Fast Retailing has upped its full-year profit expectations after another record performance for the fashion giant.
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Union says Amazon UK warehouse workers are ‘yearning for change’
Amazon warehouse workers across the country are said to be “yearning for change” as 3,000 staff at the Coventry warehouse ballot for trade union recognition.
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Analysis
Taylor Swift: Why the Eras Tour has been a triumph for UK retail
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has well and truly been the talk of the town, but how much has the superstar’s fandom impacted retail? Retail Week explores Swiftonomics’ big retail hits.
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THG is extending its next-day delivery deadline as late-night shopping booms
THG’s UK customers will be able to place orders for next-day or same-day delivery until 1am, seven days a week as the retailer hops on the late-night shopping trend.
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Analysis
It’s been 10 years of Amazon Prime Day, but does it still deliver?
Online behemoth Amazon is kicking off its annual Prime Day event on July 16 and 17 for members to save money on thousands of products. Ten years on from the event’s inception, Retail Week looks at what is expected this year and if Amazon can maintain prime position as the go-to place for summer discounts
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Interview
Q&A: YesColours founders on building a modern paint brand
Co-founders John Stubbs and Emma Bestley were inspired to create a paint brand that celebrates how colours make us feel while tackling the issue of hard-to-recycle paint tins that clutter up our homes. Retail Week caught up with them to hear their ambitions for the future.
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More than 3,000 Amazon staff set to vote for union recognition
Amazon warehouse staff in Coventry have begun voting in a “historic” trade union recognition ballot which will “force Amazon to recognise a union for the first time in the UK”.
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TikTok’s new ‘£1Million Club’ helps supercharge new businesses
TikTok has launched a new plan to help new merchants on the platform grow to £1m in revenue through a series of incentives and support.
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Interview
Q&A: AO’s director of brand on how it gained 600,000 customers in a year
As AO continues to make waves in the electronics sector, Retail Week speaks to director of brand Arafa Heneghan on the importance of consistency across the brand to grow and maintain customers.
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Opinion
‘As Morrisons marks 125 years in business, how many newer retailers will enjoy similar lifespans?’
Retail thrives on the new but the businesses that last longest are founded on principles that never lose their relevance, observes George MacDonald.
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Ann Summers to launch new underwear-only marketplace
Ann Summers has launched a new marketplace as the UK’s first lingerie-specific online retail platform.
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Moonpig sales and profits rise driven by tech innovation
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig has reported a rise in full-year sales and earnings.
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Supplier Insight
How embedded finance is enabling retail growth
Embedded finance is boosting basket sizes and driving conversion across the sector as integrated payment options offer shoppers a seamless checkout experience
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Analysis
Why Frasers believes now is the right time to push its Plus loyalty app
As Frasers Group strikes a new partnership with Hornby Hobbies to push its credit and loyalty platform, Frasers Plus, Retail Week takes a closer look at the buy now pay later platform and its first-ever partnership with THG earlier this year.
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Shein filed London IPO paperwork in early June
Fast fashion retailer Shein confidentially filed paperwork at the beginning of the month to kick off the process for a potential London IPO later in the year.
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Opinion
‘I’ve been banned from PrettyLittleThing and I won’t be going back’
When an email from PrettyLittleThing popped into my inbox, I thought I was in for a treat. How wrong I was.
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Interview
Q&A: Never Fully Dressed founder Lucy Aylen on standing out from the crowd
As Never Fully Dressed opens its newest store in LA celebrating female empowerment through bold patterns, prints and styles, founder Lucy Aylen talks to Retail Week about the brand’s growth journey and plans for the future.
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Shopify launches new platform with bigger and better AI
Ecommerce giant Shopify has unveiled what it calls its “most unified, most intuitive, most powerful platform yet” as part of its latest products and innovations showcase.