All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 7
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NewsLookfantastic’s beauty AI tool set to generate a spike in sales over Black Friday
THG-owned Lookfantastic expects its beauty AI tool to generate a spike in sales over Black Friday as it has seen a surge in users since its launch last year.
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NewsJohn Lewis Black Friday searches spike following return of ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ pledge
Department store group John Lewis has reported a surge in interest in its Black Friday deals following the return of the Never Knowingly Undersold price promise.
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NewsSecret Sales acquires H&M brand Afound to ‘expand its footprint’ in the Nordics
Discount premium marketplace Secret Sales has acquired H&M’s digital fashion outlet Afound, as it continues its European expansion into the Nordics.
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Retail VoiceBlack Friday needn’t be ‘Fraud Friday’ if AI is adopted to stop crime networks
With more than £9bn expected to be spent in the UK alone over the Black Friday weekend and approximately 10% estimated to be lost to fraudsters, Gowling WLG’s John Coldham examines how new technology can help
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InterviewQ&A: AllSaints COO talks ongoing opportunities, AI and why kids fashion needed SmallSaints
Retail Week visited AllSaints head office in London and sat down with chief operating officer Catherine Jobling to discuss the brand’s year, some of its newest ventures, including its expansion into childrenswear, and the opportunities ahead.
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NewsSuperdry warns of profit decline as sales slide after London stock market exit
Superdry has warned on profitability for the year ahead as sales fell during the current financial year following the fashion retailer’s departure from the London Stock Exchange in bid for survival.
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NewsTed Baker UK and European wholesale arm snapped up by former Barbour MD
The former managing director of fashion retailer Barbour has snapped up the UK and European wholesale arm of collapsed Ted Baker.
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Opinion‘Retailers who miss the shift in customer interactions are likely to face an existential risk’
Shoppers are taking inspiration and guidance from a much wider range of sources than their preferred retailer, observes Accenture Song’s Sarah Lambert. That means retailers need to reach customers in new ways across new formats
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NewsOnline sales in November off to ‘poor start’ ahead of Black Friday weekend
November ecommerce sales have gotten off to a “poor start” as sales dipped in the first two weeks of the month, according to IMRG’s online retail index.
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NewsTikTok set for ‘record-breaking’ Christmas driven by surge live shopping
TikTok has forecast that this Christmas will be “record-breaking” and mark its biggest moment in retail due to an “unprecedented surge” in live shopping sessions.
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NewsTed Baker has relaunched its UK website
Embattled fashion retailer Ted Baker has relaunched and redesigned its UK website following its administration earlier this year.
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NewsUK shoppers are expected to spend £86bn over the festive season despite ‘cautious Christmas’
Exclusive: The total spend by UK shoppers is expected to increase 1.8% to reach £86.4bn this Christmas, according to data from Rendle Intelligence and Insights shared with Retail Week.
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NewsDeliveroo has called for riders to be protected from abuse in crime bill
Deliveroo is calling on the government to include its riders in the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill to protect them from abuse and violence from customers.
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NewsAmazon research reveals independent sellers are using data and AI to boost Black Friday sales
Amazon research has revealed that many independent sellers on the platform are looking to leverage data and AI tools to capture a larger portion of sales over the Black Friday and Christmas season.
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NewsAsos boss Ramos Calamonte receives bumper pay rise despite deepening losses
The boss of fashion giant Asos has received an almost 44% pay rise amid a turnaround at the retailer following mounting full year losses.
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InterviewQ&A: THG Nutrition chief executive Neil Mistry explains why the Myprotein rebrand is the solution to declining sales
Retail Week speaks to THG Nutrition’s chief executive Neil Mistry about the recent Myprotein rebrand, striking retail partnerships with giants like WHSmith and Holland & Barrett, and how he’s trying to turn around declining sales.
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AnalysisAbercrombie & Fitch: how the American fashion giant became cool again
As Abercrombie & Fitch continues to grow in popularity and regains its status as a ‘cool’ brand, Retail Week explores what powered the American fashion giant’s turnaround
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NewsAmazon has launched a new low-cost online service in the US set to rival Shein and Temu
Amazon has launched a new online service offering low-cost goods in the US which is set to challenge the likes of discount retailers Shein and Temu.
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InterviewQ&A: Born Outside Italy founder on gap in luxury trainer market and targeting Selfridges and Harrods in the UK
Retail Week sat down with the founder of new luxury trainer brand Born Outside Italy, to discuss opportunities in the UK market, the importance of physical retail and why there’s still an opportunity within the struggling luxury market.
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NewsBoots’ website crashes under ‘biggest ever Black Friday Sale’ stampede
Shoppers racing to the Boots app and website to take advantage of the retailer’s “biggest-ever” Black Friday Sale ran into technical difficulties as they tried to shop yesterday.
