All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 23
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AnalysisRetail Horizon 2024: Technology
Retail Horizon 2024 is Retail Week’s exclusive strategic toolkit for subscribers.
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NewsVinted launches verification service for designer items
Online marketplace for secondhand fashion Vinted is launching its item verification service in the UK for designer items.
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NewsExclusive: Shopify adds TrueLayer’s payments app to platform
Open banking payments network TrueLayer has launched its new payments app on Shopify.
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AnalysisGolden quarter: How retailers are preparing for another cash-strapped Christmas
With the macroeconomic environment looking gloomier than ever, we spoke to some of the UK’s biggest retailers to get their take on whether this year’s festive season will be feast or famine.
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InterviewQ&A: Superdrug’s ecommerce director on innovating loyalty
Superdrug marketing, ecommerce and customer director Matt Walburn speaks to Retail Week on spearheading changes in the loyalty scheme market and the journey since the launch of Superdrug Marketplace.
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AnalysisM&S seeks better bang for its buck on digital investment
Marks & Spencer reported that in the year ahead, “we expect to see a return of stronger online growth” – so where is it placing its bets for digital investment? And what does it want in return?
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NewsBensons for Beds back in black
Bensons for Beds has made a return to profitability after bedding in its transformation strategy.
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DataNext season tech – the investments powering the future of fashion
From collaborating on designs to elevating the customer experience, artificial intelligence is changing fashion retail forever.
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NewsRetail sales slow as cautious consumers delay Christmas spending
UK retail sales growth slowed in October as households are putting off their Christmas shopping until they can “grab a bargain” over Black Friday, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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Retail VoiceDoes retail need therapy?
As unified retail continues to be a buzzphrase across the sector, Aura’s Adam Wilson questions whether the retail industry is on the right track for future growth and how customer expectations are being met
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Marks Electrical is disrupting its competitors
In its most recent update, Marks Electrical reported a 24.8% increase in revenue, making it the UK’s fastest-growing electrical retailer. Firmly establishing itself as a challenger to larger competitors such as Currys and AO, what can others learn from its success?
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Retail VoiceBeyond the price tag: winning loyalty from younger shoppers
When it comes to boosting long-term loyalty among younger shoppers, it’s not all about promotions and pricing, as American Express’ Dan Edelman explains
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NewsJohn Lewis ‘rewrites Black Friday rule book’
Department store group John Lewis has launched its Black Friday promotion earlier than usual to cater to customers shopping early for Christmas.
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NewsZalando revises guidance as it posts revenue decline
Online fashion giant Zalando has recorded a decrease in group revenue and is reviewing its guidance as it expects “continued pressure on demand” for the remainder of the financial year.
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AnalysisCan Asos boss really put the retailer back in fashion?
As Asos reported yet another trading period of deepening losses and declining revenue, Retail Week explores if boss José Antonio Ramos Calamonte can put the brand back in fashion
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NewsNext juggernaut rolls on as it ups profit guidance
Fashion giant Next has increased its full-year profit guidance and reported an uptick in full-price sales.
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NewsAsos losses deepen as it prioritises shift ‘back to fashion’
Embattled fashion retailer Asos has reported deepening losses and falling revenue, and unveiled plans for a strategic switch “back to fashion” in 2024.
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AnalysisThe Range: The value variety chain bringing back Wilko
With news emerging that five Wilko stores will be brought back to high streets and retail parks by new owner The Range, Retail Week explores what the value variety retailer has been doing to cement its place as a staple in UK retail
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NewsFortnum & Mason back in EU for first time since Brexit
Luxury department store Fortnum & Mason has launched a dedicated EU website, enabling it once again to cater for customers in the trade bloc in the wake of post-Brexit challenges.
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NewsEmbattled Asos considers sale of Topshop
Online fashion specialist Asos is examining the possible sale of the Topshop brand, which it bought three years ago, as boss José Antonio Ramos Calamonte seeks to turn around the core business.