All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 25
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AnalysisHow Poland, Australia and India’s biggest retailers are investing for growth
Retail Week and WRC’s latest report celebrates new strategic thinking, technology investments and partnership approaches retailers can learn from their international counterparts. Spanning 18 global markets, here are three need-to-know strategies being pursued by retailers from around the world
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DataFashion Forward: How the future consumer will shop
Retail Week investigates the shopping trends and consumer behaviour likely to shape the fashion industry over the next three years
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AnalysisResearch: 44 retail leaders reveal strategies for 2024
The bosses of leading retailers including Primark, THG, eBay, Majestic Wine, Fat Face and Pandora have spoken in depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report – Retail 2024.
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NewsH&M profits climb despite slowdown in September sales
Fashion giant H&M has posted a boost in profits and sales for the first nine months of the year, despite sales in September slowing as a result of an “unusually hot” start to the autumn season.
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NewsAmazon accused of ‘exploiting monopoly power’ in antitrust lawsuit
Amazon is being hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general.
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NewsShopify enters global partnership with B2B retail marketplace
Shopify has entered a global partnership with B2B independent retail marketplace Faire, which will introduce new ways for businesses to grow and manage their offerings across both platforms.
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AnalysisThree charts revealing UK consumers’ biggest retail loyalty drivers
Retail Week’s new guide lifts the lid on what really turns 2,000 UK shoppers on to – and off – brands, and features interviews with 10 retail and industry leaders on the consumer strategies inspiring brand advocacy
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Retail VoiceCan we still afford for the customer to always be right?
It’s a truth universally experienced in the retail business but so rarely discussed: delivering an outstanding quality of customer experience can’t come at any price, says Colin Gittens at Arvato CRM Solutions
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NewsAsos restricts buy now, pay later services in latest profit push
Fashion giant Asos has introduced restrictions on its buy now, pay later services for shoppers as part of its latest bid to improve profitability, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsM&S to sell Adidas and Sweaty Betty online as it extends brand strategy
Marks & Spencer will start selling products from Adidas and Sweaty Betty in an extension of its brands strategy.
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NewsH&M U-turn on charging customers to return online purchases in-store
H&M has said it will not charge a returns fee for shoppers who return online purchases in-store.
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NewsNext raises profit guidance as sales boom
Next has increased its full-year profit guidance for the third time this year as sales and profits boomed during its first half.
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NewsTikTok shop launches refurbished tech category
TikTok Shop has launched a new refurbished technology product category in the UK for users to buy directly from the platform.
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NewsPoundland relaunches ecommerce website
Value giant Poundland has relaunched its ecommerce website, offering customers a range of around 3,000 products online.
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AnalysisFive ways Shein is disrupting fashion as it posts £1bn in UK sales
In September 2023, Shein’s UK business posted £1.1bn in sales and a pre-tax profit of £12.2m in the 16 months to December 31, 2022, according to a Companies House filing. Here are the key things you need to know about this ecommerce powerhouse and how it is making waves in the fashion industry
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NewsH&M becomes latest retailer to charge for online returns
Fashion giant H&M has become the latest retailer to introduce a fee for customers returning parcels ordered online.
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NewsAsos set to close outlet department
Fashion giant Asos is set to close the outlet department of its business, which is home to non-strategic third-party brands, in a bid to continue its focus on improving profitability.
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NewsNaked Wines reports ‘foundations laid to focus on profitable growth’
Online specialist Naked Wines has said its focus on profitability will pay off despite suffering a statutory full-year loss.
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NewsOcado sales rise as customer proposition strengthened
Online grocer Ocado has reported an increase in quarterly sales following price cuts and a focus on improved execution.
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Opinion‘Tech modernisation should not be about complex integration’
Retailers no longer have to choose between a rock and a hard place when it comes to modernising technology, says AlixPartners’ Brian Kalms