All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 108
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Retail VoiceFive ecommerce reports retailers must have to measure success in the golden quarter
This peak season will be fiercely competitive but offers rich pickings to ecommerce businesses with the right information and the means to exploit it, argues Adverity’s Alexander Igelsböck
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NewsSteiner: Ocado acquisitions could pave way for move into new sectors
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner says the group’s acquisition of two robotics firms could pave the way for the grocery pureplay to move into the general merchandise and fashion sectors in future.
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Opinion‘Online isn’t enough to sustain retail – effective test and trace is needed’
“The more precisely we try to predict it, the less likely we are to be right.” That’s what Next chief executive Lord Wolfson told Retail Week about his Christmas scenario planning just a few days ago.
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AnalysisLife in lockdown: How retailers can manage an ecommerce Christmas
In the latest instalment of our Golden Quarter content series, where Retail Week delves into the trends and challenges of a very different Christmas trading period, we look at what retailers can do to deliver an ecommerce Christmas at a time when non-essential stores are forced to close.
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Opinion‘Why are auditors suddenly dumping retail clients?’
Boohoo, EG Group and Poundstretcher have all seen their auditors resign in recent weeks. Having originally fought for the engagement, why the about-turns?
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NewsSainsbury’s launches tie-ups with Uber Eats and Deliveroo
Sainsbury’s has rolled out twin delivery partnership pilots with Uber Eats and Deliveroo, giving customers access to more than 1,000 products.
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Opinion‘There has been a hardening of bank attitudes to the retail industry’
With the government loan schemes due to close at the end of November, it is important that businesses seeking to borrow funds to cover trading impacts from the pandemic get their applications submitted quickly – within the next week, ideally.
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Retail VoiceThree retailers winning in discovery commerce
Creating demand through discovery is the only way to cut through the noise and win customer spend in an increasingly crowded ecommerce market.
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NewsWaitrose to recruit an extra 1,850 staff to handle online Christmas demand
Waitrose has announced it will look to hire as many as 1,850 new order pickers and delivery drivers to meet the surge in online demand from customers heading into Christmas.
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InterviewInterview: Infarm’s UK boss on how vertical farms could save the planet
As the German-based vertical-farming firm goes live with its third UK retail partner this week, Infarm’s Jeremy Byfleet tells Retail Week why the future of agriculture could be modular.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Which Covid trends are here to stay?
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended almost every part of society and few sectors have been more challenged than retail. Retail Week looks at some of the Covid-driven changes that will outlast even the virus.
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AnalysisTurning the pandemic into an opportunity in four easy steps
Retailers must look beyond the immediate challenges and see the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink their data, tech and fulfilment strategies for the long term, finds our new report.
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NewsAmazon launches ‘eco-friendly’ shopping platform in sustainability push
Amazon has launched an “eco-friendly” online shopping platform to help direct shoppers towards more sustainable household products.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet eyes £200m sale as revenues surge during pandemic
Notonthehighstreet is exploring a potential £200m sale following revenue growth during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Retail VoiceSix tips for performance marketing in a tech-focused future
With online shopping continuing to shine as more restrictions are put in place daily and bricks-and-mortar store visits suffer, it is important to ensure your performance marketing strategy and agency infrastructure are best placed for the digital future we are facing.
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NewsCath Kidston reveals plans for ‘digital first’ future
Fashion and homewares retailer Cath Kidston has unveiled a ‘digital first’ strategy as it seeks a turnaround following its collapse earlier this year.
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NewsQuiz profits plummet as online shift takes toll
Fashion retailer Quiz has reported a plunge in full-year earnings but maintained restructuring measures will ultimately enable it to return to profitable growth.
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Retail VoiceWhy this year’s peak season is not one for risks
With ecommerce orders at staggering highs, what will you do if your carrier refuses to accept packages this peak season? Metapack’s Bruce Fair advises retailers on how to ensure they can fulfil customer promises this Golden Quarter.
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NewsThe Hut Group ups full-year guidance as third-quarter sales jump
The Hut Group has reported a surge in sales during its third quarter, bolstered by its beauty and nutrition divisions.
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NewsMarks & Spencer hires hundreds more online staff ahead of digital Christmas
Marks & Spencer is to hire 500 extra seasonal staff in online distribution in expectation of high Christmas demand as Covid restrictions continue.