All Marketplaces articles
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NewseBay 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.
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Zalando predicts double-digit growth for 2020 despite coronavirus uncertainty
German pureplay fashion retailer Zalando expects to see double-digit sales growth in 2020, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amazon first-quarter profits dip as it warns of $4bn coronavirus costs
Amazon has reported in a decline in first-quarter profits and warned that earnings in its second quarter will be completely wiped out by costs related to coronavirus.
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News
eBay teams up with NHS to bolster healthcare staff access to PPE
eBay has been drafted in by the NHS to build a dedicated portal on its website from which healthcare workers across the UK can order personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Coronavirus spurs brand partnerships for Asos
The coronavirus crisis has prompted interest from a raft of fashion brands to sell through Asos as lockdowns worldwide decimate sales through bricks-and-mortar stores.
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Analysis
Analysis: As UK enters coronavirus lockdown, how should retailers respond?
The country is in lockdown and retailers of goods and services not deemed essential have been ordered to shut stores. As the industry finds itself in uncharted territory, Retail Week analyses how businesses can operate and what it means mean for the future of multichannel retail.
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News
Ikea launches Tmall trial in bid to woo Chinese consumer
Ikea has announced plans to start selling on a third-party marketplace for the first time through Chinese platform Tmall.
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Opinion
eBay boss Hattrell: Rates are crushing innovative spirit of small businesses
All eyes this week will be on Rishi Sunak as he steps up to present his first Budget. The timing could hardly be worse for the government as they face the twin challenge of containing coronavirus while keeping the economy moving. I suspect there will be some late nights in ...
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CMA warns of coronavirus price hike crackdown
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it may ask for government intervention to regulate the cost of items such as hand sanitiser as coronavirus panic-buying increases.
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Research centre
The Ultimate Guide to Unlocking Global Growth: Part One
If you’re a globally ambitious retailer thinking of standing alone, without a presence on marketplaces, it’s time to think again. With £1.42trn spent on the top 100 marketplaces in 2018, accounting for 52% of all online retail sales, cross-border ecommerce has never been more important – or easier – ...
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Analysis
Data: Five ways marketplaces are eating the world
As ecommerce becomes increasingly borderless, Retail Week’s new guide merges data and first-hand retailer accounts to reveal how marketplaces are unlocking global growth
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Analysis
Beyond Amazon: Three marketplaces to watch
Look past Bezos’s behemoth and there is an array of exceptional online marketplaces to choose from, as our new report reveals.
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News
Alibaba overhauls marketplace to take on Amazon
Chinese etail titan Alibaba is overhauling its business model in order to better compete with Amazon on a global scale.
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Ikea eyes launch of digital furniture marketplace
Ikea is mulling the launch of an online marketplace to sell furniture from third-party competitors as part of its transformation plan.
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Farfetch acquires online marketplace Stadium Goods
Farfetch has struck a deal to acquire upscale sneaker and streetwear online marketplace Stadium Goods.
