All Zalando articles – Page 2
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News
Zalando credits boost in revenue and ‘improved profitability’ to online shopping club
Zalando has credited a rise in revenue and “improved profitability” in its first quarter to increased demand for its online shopping club Lounge by Zalando.
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Opinion
‘AI scare stories abound but retailers need to get in on the act now’
The rise of AI has been one of the biggest stories of the year so far, prompting excitement about its potential and fears about possible malign effects in equal measure.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Zalando pilots virtual fitting room in 25 countries
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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News
Zalando sales and profits slow against ‘challenging economic backdrop’
Online fashion giant Zalando has said it will focus on growing its profitability this year after sales slowed against a “challenging economic backdrop” in 2022.
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Zalando to cut hundreds of jobs as tough economic conditions bite
Zalando is to axe several hundred roles as it confronts a challenging environment as “pandemic tailwinds fade”.
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Opinion
Peter 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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News
Zalando cuts marketing spend rather than jobs
Online fashion giant Zalando is scaling back marketing in preference to cutting jobs amid challenging conditions.
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News
Zalando warns on profits as customer demand wanes
Zalando has issued a profit warning after a worse-than-expected second quarter.
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News
Zalando amps up content creation with Highsnobiety acquisition
Fashion platform Zalando is aiming to boost its content skills with the acquisition of media group Highsnobiety.
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Zalando profits and sales slip as supply chain and inflation costs bite
Zalando has reported dropping profits and revenues as rising inflation and the cost-of-living crunch impacted its bottom line.
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News
Zalando delivers ‘faster than expected’ sales growth
Zalando has posted strong full-year sales and profit growth, fuelled by a rapidly expanding customer base and membership scheme.
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Zalando upgrades outlook as sales climb and brand collaborations boom
Zalando has recorded rising sales in the first quarter in which all markets in which it operates were fully reopened.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will fast fashion be dead in a decade?
Zalando boss Robert Gertz sensationally claimed that the fast fashion model is unsustainable in a greener future - is he right?
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Zalando (SWOT)
Within a relatively short period of time, Zalando has become Europe’s largest online fashion retailer with sales of €10.14bn (£8.8bn) in FY2023. Outside the UK – where Asos is still the dominant player in online fashion – it enjoys a very high brand recognition. However, in early 2023 Zalando joined other fast-growing pureplay retailers acknowledging that they had expanded too much during the pandemic, when online demand spiked.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Zalando (People)
Founders David Schneider and Robert Gentz continue to run Zalando as co-CEOs.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Zalando (Overview)
German-based Zalando is one of Europe’s largest fashion retailers with annual sales of €10.14bn (around £8.83bn) in 2023. In 2024 it updated its strategy to focus on “building the leading pan-European fashion and lifestyle ecommerce ecosystem” through the two “growth vectors” of business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B).
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News
Zalando upgrades outlook for the year following ‘standout’ first quarter
German pureplay giant Zalando has upgraded its outlook for the 2021 financial year following what it called a “standout” first quarter.
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Opinion
‘New partnerships such as Next and Reiss are shaping retail’s future’
Agility and partnerships go hand in hand with brand relevance and evolution. So do innovation and investment.
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News
Zalando targets bigger share of European market after stellar year
Zalando has upgraded its ambitions to take a larger share of the European fashion market as sales soared over the past year.
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News
Zalando poaches Boots beauty boss as it ramps up growth plans
Zalando has appointed Boots vice president of beauty and gifting Joanna Rogers to lead its expanding beauty offer.