Latest online retail news – Page 8
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TikTok 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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Poundland 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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H&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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Asos 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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Naked 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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Ocado 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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Zalando launches ‘visual-first’ content platform with Highsnobiety
Online fashion giant Zalando has launched a new “immersive visual-first” fashion experience, Stories, in partnership with fashion media brand Highsnobiety.
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TikTok Shop boosts in-app shopping with commerce partnership
TikTok Shop has partnered with global ecommerce network CommerceHub to help accelerate growth of its in-app shopping experience.
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Freemans axes catalogue after 118 years
Home-shopping retailer Freemans has announced plans to stop printing its catalogue after 118 years, in its journey to “reinvent itself as a digital pureplay”.
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Gousto on track for record profits despite cost-of-living crisis
Gousto is on track to post record profits this year despite record food inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, the meal kit box subscription business said.
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The Range makes £5m deal to acquire Wilko brand and website
Value retailer The Range has made a deal to buy the Wilko brand from administrators PwC for around £5m, saving 36 jobs in the process.
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Digital wallet use to surpass card payments within 10 years
Digital wallet transactions are set to overtake card transactions and other payments in the UK within 10 years, according to new research by FreedomPay and Retail Economics.
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Amazon launches trial with Iceland
Amazon and Iceland have signed a deal for the ecommerce giant to sell the supermarket’s food on its website.
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Søstrene Grene opens online UK shop
Søstrene Grene is to make its range of home decor and accessories available to shop online in the UK for the first time.
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Sainsbury’s adds Simply Be to brand portfolio
Simply Be, which is owned by fashion retailer N Brown, has announced a new partnership with Sainsbury’s that will see a range of its products available both in store and online.
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Primark to include womenswear in click-and-collect trial
Primark has announced the expansion of its click-and-collect trial to include womenswear for the first time, in addition to its current childrenswear offering.
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Wilko rescue deal ‘in limbo’ over supplier issues
A rescue deal by HMV owner Doug Putman to save collapsed retailer Wilko is reportedly “in limbo” following issues with some of its big suppliers.
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Exclusive: OnBuy ‘exploring possible synergy’ with Putman to save Wilko
UK-based online marketplace OnBuy is exploring a “possible synergy” with HMV owner Doug Putman as they look to save Wilko, Retail Week can reveal.
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Frasers raises Boohoo stake for second time in a week
Frasers raised its stake in Boohoo for the second day in a row as it continues to build its “strategic investments”.
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Shein unveils partnership with Forever 21
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has announced a partnership with Forever 21 owner Sparc Group, a joint venture between Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group, in a bid to experiment with an in-store presence for shoppers across the US.