All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 111
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NewsRent the Runway to close all stores to focus on ecommerce
Clothing rental business Rent the Runway has decided not to reopen its five bricks-and-mortar stores in the USA due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will focus instead on ecommerce.
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NewsTesco squares up to Amazon, lines up free delivery for premium members
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has said the grocer will add free delivery to its Clubcard Plus membership scheme in fightback against Amazon.
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NewsEtailer Very’s sales surpass £2bn as new customers double in lockdown
The Very Group has registered a jump in fourth quarter sales and says it is on track to return to full-year profitability in what boss Henry Birch describes as “a really fantastic performance”.
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NewsWalmart joins forces with Instacart to boost same-day delivery credentials
Walmart has joined forces with Instacart to offer same-day delivery in four US markets as it seeks to rival Amazon’s rapid fulfilment proposition.
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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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NewsDr Martens eyes doubling of store estate after quick coronavirus recovery
The chief executive of Dr Martens has said he can envisage the retailer doubling its global store estate in the next five years, after a quick financial recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsKroger aims to take on Amazon with marketplace launch
Kroger, the biggest grocer in the US, is to launch its own online marketplace in a bid to compete with rivals such as Amazon and Walmart.
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NewsJust Eat sales and earnings leap during lockdown
Food delivery service Just Eat as reported a surge in sales and earnings after the coronavirus outbreak spurred demand.
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NewsAsos profits to beat expectations as returns rate falls
Online fashion giant Asos expects sales and profits this year to come in “significantly ahead of market expectations”.
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Opinion‘Could Amazon’s JC Penney swoop offer a glimpse into its UK plans?’
With Amazon in discussions to buy abandoned department stores in the US to turn into dedicated distribution centres, might the etail giant do the same in the UK – and would it work?
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NewsCo-op and Deliveroo partnership extended to 400 stores across the UK
Convenience store retailer the Co-op has extended its delivery partnership with Deliveroo to cover 400 of its stores in the UK.
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Opinion‘V-shaped recovery masks wildly divergent retail performance’
Not a day seems to have passed recently without a CVA or job losses from one retailer or another as a result of the lower footfall, lower spend and acceleration in shift online caused by the pandemic.
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NewsRetail sales inch up in July as lockdown measures ease
Retail sales registered a second consecutive month of growth in July, which BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said was as “a step in the right direction”.
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AnalysisFour 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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VideoWatch: Pets at Home, SilkFred and BrandAlley CEOs on the new drivers of loyalty
Some of the sector’s leading chief executives have come together to debate the future of loyalty in the new world of retail.
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NewsLidl launches Plus rewards and app in the UK
Discount supermarket Lidl has rolled out its Plus rewards and loyalty app in the UK today, a month after it first launched in Ireland.
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NewsUber food delivery overtakes ride sharing during lockdown
Ride-sharing app Uber’s latest set of results show its nascent food delivery business has overtaken its taxi service as people around the world stayed at home during lockdown.
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NewsAsos unveils new supply chain commitments for third-party brands
Fast-fashion giant Asos has published four new commitments required of third-party brands in the wake of the Leicester sweatshop scandal that engulfed the UK fashion industry.
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OpinionCatriona Marshall: ‘We bounced back with talent, knowledge and loyalty in place’
Former Hobbycraft chief executive Catriona Marshall, who now owns specialist retailer Running Bear, on how the coronavirus pandemic meant creating an online business overnight and the adoption of a new business model
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Opinion‘As Amazon plots Go stores, bricks-and-mortar retailers must up their game’
Online giant Amazon has had a good pandemic and effectively put into practice the maxim that crisis can spell opportunity, writes George MacDonald.