All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 39
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Opinion‘The three transformative themes creating retail opportunity’
To succeed, retailers must address climate change, digitalisation and skills, say McKinsey & Company’s Anita Balchandani and Bartosz Jesse
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Retail VoiceThree ways retailers can learn from China’s ever-changing beauty market
The Chinese beauty market is one step ahead with its innovative and exciting approach. Alibaba Group’s Zarina Kanji examines how UK retailers can learn from key players in this industry.
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NewsTop credit insurer trims cover for THG suppliers
THG has become one of the latest retailers to reportedly see a reduction in the level of cover provided to its suppliers by one of the UK’s largest credit insurers.
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NewsAmazon settles EU regulators deal to avoid $47bn fine
Amazon has agreed to settle competition inquiries with the European Union to avoid a potential $47bn (£39bn) fine.
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NewsJohn Lewis extends delivery window for last-minute Christmas shopping
John Lewis has extended its Christmas delivery and click-and-collect windows to capture sales from last-minute shoppers.
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AnalysisDomino’s digital director lays out vision to become ‘Netflix of food’
Think Domino’s is just pizza? Think again. Nick Bamber, the digital marketing expert whose career spans roles at Asda and Missguided, is evolving the brand to become an ecommerce power player. Having already made inroads, Bamber gives a sneak peek into what’s working ahead of his special guest appearance at Retail Week’s breakfast briefing on January 24
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Opinion‘Greater discounting drove Black Friday sales for retailers getting the balance right’
Price reductions need to be significant to lure shoppers at present and managing value perceptions and profitability is a tough line to walk, says Alvarez & Marsal’s Erin Brookes
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NewsAmazon workers vote to strike at Coventry warehouse in UK first
Amazon workers at a depot in Coventry will go on strike over pay in the new year after voting in favour of industrial action in a historic ballot.
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Retail VoiceThe new way for retailers to sell, serve and fulfil
Given the ever-rising costs of doing business online and the increasing rate of new store openings by pureplays, we can perhaps finally move away from the spurious argument over whether the store has a future, says Cegid’s Olivier Chiono
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NewsIkea UK sales jump as post-pandemic customers invest more in their homes
Ikea’s UK sales jumped 13% as customers looked to invest more in their homes, both in store and online, post-pandemic.
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NewsAsos appoints new non-executive director in board reshuffle
Embattled pureplay fashion retailer Asos has appointed a former Amazon executive to its board as it looks to push ahead with its recently unveiled 12-month turnaround plan.
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NewsMountain Warehouse targets openings for new store format
Outdoor clothing specialist Mountain Warehouse plans to open more big stores and expects to be back in the black this financial year.
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OpinionPeter Williams: ‘Fenwick move from Bond Street is sad but inevitable’
The news that the Fenwick store on Bond Street will be closing in 2024 marks yet another moment in the shrinking of the department store sector.
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NewsSuperdry boss Dunkerton in talks over potential buyout
Superdry boss and co-founder Julian Dunkerton has held talks with private equity backers with an eye to a potential buyout of the company.
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Opinion‘Retail’s recent wave of IPO companies look like beached whales’
The performance of the wave of retail initial public offerings (IPOs) in the past couple of years has been the worst advert imaginable for the industry.
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NewsCash retail payments halved last year as ecommerce sales soared
Cash accounted for just 15% of all transactions in 2021, the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed.
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NewsIn the Style launches strategic review as it swings to loss
Fashion brand In the Style has launched a strategic review of the business after its chief executive stood down and the business swung to a loss.
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DataRanking: The UK’s busiest retail websites on Black Friday 2022
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s busiest Black Friday sites reveals another reserved year for what was once one of the busiest weekends of retail’s promotional calendar
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NewsExclusive: Fat Face profitability returns to pre-pandemic levels
Fashion retailer Fat Face’s pre-tax profits jumped following a record sales performance last year that helped profitability return to pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsMoonpig lowers sales forecasts amid ‘challenging’ pre-Christmas trading
Moonpig has reduced its full-year sales forecasts after turbulent trading conditions hit its top line.