All Online retail & ecommerce articles
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NewsTesco shakes up head office functions to focus on quick commerce and personalisation
Supermarket giant Tesco is shaking up its head office functions to double down on its fast-growing online and quick commerce channels and focus on its customer personalisation capabilities, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsDunelm launches new app
Dunelm has launched a new mobile app with AI-powered search, loyalty rewards and stock availability levels.
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AnalysisTest drive: Coat Paints launches AI colour visualiser
Coat Paints has launched an AI colour visualiser that allows customers to upload images of their space to see how different shades and colours will look on their walls.
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Opinion‘Retail’s entrenchment in supply and demand with China means it’s open to threats as well as benefits’
China has delivered great benefits in supply and demand, but the direct access it is building to the UK retail market and to data may be a threat, observes Maureen Hinton
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: Wet January drives fastest internet sales growth since Covid
Retail sales grew way ahead of consensus expectations in January, but the online sales trends were also eye-catching
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AnalysisExplainer: How eBay’s acquisition of Depop is heating up the fashion resale market
Competition in the resale market is heating up after eBay announced it was snapping up Depop, the pre-loved fashion app popular among Gen Zs and millennials.
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NewsCo-op quick commerce boss leaves the business
Co-op quick commerce managing director Chris Conway has left the business.
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NewsDebenhams generates £40m in ‘upsized’ fundraise
Online retailer Debenhams recently announced that fundraising has generated gross proceeds of approximately £40m after being oversubscribed.
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NewseBay snaps up secondhand fashion app Depop from Etsy
Online marketplace Etsy is to sell its secondhand fashion platform, Depop, to ecommerce giant eBay.
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NewsBeauty Bay lines up administrators as it shutters online store
Beauty Bay has placed administrators on standby and closed its online store as it continues its search for new investors.
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NewsAsos launches virtual try-on tool
Asos has introduced a new virtual try-on tool that lets customers view how selected products look on them.
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NewsTesco to release extra home delivery slots in run-up to Easter
Supermarket giant Tesco has today (February 17) announced that it has opened an extra 120,000 home delivery slots ahead of the upcoming Easter period.
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NewsEU to launch formal investigation into Shein
The European Union is set to open a formal investigation into fast-fashion giant Shein over multiple suspected breaches of the bloc’s laws, including the alleged sale of childlike sex dolls and weapons.
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NewsUber to expand food delivery business across Europe
Uber is planning to expand its food delivery business into seven new European countries this year.
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Opinion‘In the five minutes it takes to read this article, AI will have influenced nearly £1m of sales’
A combination of conscious consumption and AI is changing the rules of retail on everything from price to loyalty, believes OC&C’s Matt Coode
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NewsDebenhams teams up with PayPal for AI-driven shopping
Debenhams Group has teamed up with PayPal to deliver an AI-driven shopping experience within the payment provider’s platform.
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NewsJust Eat launches new robot delivery trial in time for Valentine’s Day
Just Eat has launched a new robot delivery trial in the UK in time for an expected busy Valentine’s Day weekend.
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Opinion‘Could Amazon’s ecommerce strength be challenged as rivals seek to shift power balance?’
Chinese powerhouse JD.com’s imminent launch of coffee-to-computers site Joybuy and Argos’s plans for a marketplace show that rivals to Amazon are up for a fight, says George MacDonald
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NewsShopify sales and profits rise as it plans to ‘supercharge’ AI
Ecommerce platform Shopify has seen an increase in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter and full year, as it turns its attention to AI.
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NewsAmazon expands Iceland grocery partnership across UK
Amazon has today (February 11) announced that it has expanded its partnership with Iceland across the whole of the UK.