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Retail VoiceHow the marketplace model can help retailers nail Christmas trading
This year alone, up to 50% of buyers have shopped for items they’ve never bought online before. So how do retailers meet this volume of demand during the crucial Golden Quarter? Mirakl’s James Bulmer says marketplaces are the answer.
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Analysis
Local heroes: The retailers benefiting from the rise of localism
Since the lockdown, people have taken to shopping where they live and local retailers have come to the fore. Many have adapted, served and won loyal customers over the past eight months. Retail Week highlights some of the thriving businesses that hold lessons for all of retail.
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Analysis
Strategic report: Five ways to crack global ecommerce from a brand lighting the way
How do you carve out an international online roadmap as an up-and-coming brand? RWRC’s report reveals five key factors that helped grooming brand Mo Bro’s become a multimillion-pound exporter – and how others can drive overseas growth
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News
Amazon set to launch Prime Day next month
Amazon has confirmed that its annual sales event Prime Day will launch next month after being delayed earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Retail Voice
How retailers can craft an international roadmap in these testing times
Building and sustaining a successful cross-border ecommerce strategy for your company is easier than it might first appear.
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Retail Voice
Four global marketplaces you haven’t heard of (but need to)
Retailers are facing up to a new reality. With online retail sales still 50% higher than pre-pandemic levels, there are new opportunities for businesses to connect with shoppers on their path to purchase by partnering with global marketplaces.
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News
Amazon pays £293m in direct UK tax despite £13.7bn revenue
Amazon paid out £293m in “direct taxes” on its UK operations in 2019, despite the group’s UK revenue surging to £13.7bn that year.
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Amazon fashion chief takes reins as UK boss
Amazon has appointed vice president of its European fashion division John Boumphrey to lead its UK business.
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eBay appoints new UK boss in management reshuffle
Online marketplace eBay has promoted Murray Lambell to general manager of its UK business as part of wider leadership changes.
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Opinion
‘How to navigate the future of shopping on social media’
As Walmart and Microsoft make moves to buy TikTok , Lena Roland, managing editor, WARC Knowledge at WARC, sets out how businesses can navigate the challenges and seize new opportunities in the world of shoppable media
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Walmart and Microsoft join forces on TikTok bid
Walmart has joined forces with Microsoft to launch a multibillion-dollar bid for TikTok’s US business.
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Analysis
How Chinese giant Alibaba plans to take on Europe
Alibaba may be the world’s biggest retailer, but so far its efforts outside Asia have been lacklustre. But all that may be about to change. With a European distribution centre poised to open and an army of European influencers signed up, Alibaba is now firmly eyeing the West. Can it ...
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News
Alibaba profits surge as customer numbers jump during lockdown
Alibaba has smashed quarterly profit predictions as online sales surged during lockdown and demand for its cloud computing services soared.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Walmart and Kroger really beat Amazon at its own game?
Kroger has followed US grocery rival Walmart by launching its own marketplace. Retail Week analyses whether the two grocery giants really have what it takes to challenge Amazon.
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Analysis
The economics of ecommerce: Counting the costs of trading online
As countries went into lockdown when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, ecommerce was the sole channel still open to retailers of products deemed non-essential.
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News
eBay pledges to absorb digital tax for sellers
eBay has told its sellers they will not bear the brunt of the new digital services tax and the online marketplace will pay any additional tax.
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Analysis
Four charts that show how shopper behaviour will change after the pandemic
Retail lockdown and the increased reliance on online retail has triggered a significant movement in how customers plan to shop in future.
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Analysis
Marketplace melee: Amazon vs eBay vs Shopify – who won in the pandemic?
Retail Week examines the three big marketplaces’ second-quarter results to understand who traded best over the tumultuous coronavirus lockdown period.
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News
Ebay UK records lockdown surge in new businesses
Ebay UK has reported a lockdown start-up boom as the number of new businesses joining the platform more than doubled in the second quarter.
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Walmart partners with Shopify to expand marketplace proposition
Walmart has joined forces with ecommerce platform Shopify in a bid to broaden its marketplace proposition and capitalise on a surge in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
