All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 79
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Opinion
‘As lockdown bites, retailers can’t afford to squabble like cats in a bag’
As the retail industry labours under the restrictions of a second lockdown, some are adopting a beggar-thy-neighbour attitude that is in the interests of nobody.
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Data
Coronavirus Consumer Pulse: Web traffic spikes ahead of second lockdown
Amid the coronavirus crisis, it has arguably never been more important, nor more difficult, for retailers to understand their customers.
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Video
Watch: Amazon’s emotional Christmas advert
Entitled ‘The show must go on’, Amazon’s Christmas campaign tells the story of a young dancer.
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Opinion
‘Retailers’ cash is stronger than expected, but the outlook has weakened’
HSBC UK head of retail and leisure James Sawley takes the temperature of retail performance and finances as a new lockdown begins.
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Interview
Interview: Very boss Henry Birch – ‘If it’s not a record peak, I’m resigning’
If you were compiling a list of retailers that are doing better today than they were two years ago, it probably would not be a very long one.
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News
Alibaba and Richemont invest in Farfetch for China push
Ecommerce giant Alibaba and luxury goods powerhouse Richemont are to invest in upscale online retailer Farfetch as the trio launch a Chinese partnership.
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Retail Voice
How augmented reality is bridging the digital divide in retail
With a retail peak that will predominantly play out online this year, especially given the new lockdown restrictions, Capita examines how technology can help keep customers happy
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Analysis
Analysis: Simon Roberts’ new vision for Sainsbury’s future
Four months into his new role as Sainsbury’s chief executive, Simon Roberts has unveiled his strategic vision for the grocer and its stable of brands.
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Opinion
Michael Jary: ‘New normal? Retail needs to get used to the new weird’
Back in March I wrote on Retail Week that coronavirus would bring a tipping point: a permanent change in industry structure. At the time some readers wondered whether I might be hyperbolising. It turns out I hardly knew the half of it.
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Opinion
‘Don’t forget about stores this ecommerce Christmas’
Almost £3bn in sales might shift online this Christmas, but don’t underestimate the draw of the store, writes Gemma Goldfingle
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Analysis
From M&S to MS2 – can pureplay shift turbocharge fashion performance?
Marks & Spencer’s half-year results again spotlighted the accelerated shift to online shopping that has accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic.
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News
Zalando raises profit forecast after ‘exceptional’ sales boost
Zalando has reported “exceptionally strong” growth in the third quarter, raising expectations for the full year.
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News
Primark calls for longer Christmas opening hours post-lockdown
Primark chiefs want extended trading hours post-lockdown to cater for pent-up demand and have reaffirmed their faith in its pureplay bricks-and-mortar model despite the latest lockdown.
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Retail Voice
Five ecommerce reports retailers must have to measure success in the golden quarter
This peak season will be fiercely competitive but offers rich pickings to ecommerce businesses with the right information and the means to exploit it, argues Adverity’s Alexander Igelsböck
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News
Steiner: Ocado acquisitions could pave way for move into new sectors
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner says the group’s acquisition of two robotics firms could pave the way for the grocery pureplay to move into the general merchandise and fashion sectors in future.
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Opinion
‘Online isn’t enough to sustain retail – effective test and trace is needed’
“The more precisely we try to predict it, the less likely we are to be right.” That’s what Next chief executive Lord Wolfson told Retail Week about his Christmas scenario planning just a few days ago.
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Analysis
Life in lockdown: How retailers can manage an ecommerce Christmas
In the latest instalment of our Golden Quarter content series, where Retail Week delves into the trends and challenges of a very different Christmas trading period, we look at what retailers can do to deliver an ecommerce Christmas at a time when non-essential stores are forced to close.
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Opinion
‘Why are auditors suddenly dumping retail clients?’
Boohoo, EG Group and Poundstretcher have all seen their auditors resign in recent weeks. Having originally fought for the engagement, why the about-turns?
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News
Sainsbury’s launches tie-ups with Uber Eats and Deliveroo
Sainsbury’s has rolled out twin delivery partnership pilots with Uber Eats and Deliveroo, giving customers access to more than 1,000 products.
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Opinion
‘There has been a hardening of bank attitudes to the retail industry’
With the government loan schemes due to close at the end of November, it is important that businesses seeking to borrow funds to cover trading impacts from the pandemic get their applications submitted quickly – within the next week, ideally.