All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 126
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NewsOcado sales soar due to coronavirus as it ramps up extra capacity
Ocado has reported soaring sales growth for the second quarter of the year due to the spiralling demand for online grocery delivery brought on by the coronavirus.
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NewsWaitrose vows to double London delivery slots with Enfield fulfilment centre opening
Waitrose has vowed to double its online grocery delivery slots in London ahead of the opening of its Enfield fulfilment centre later this week.
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VideoFace time: Tony Hoggett – Tesco is ‘hellbent’ on helping vulnerable customers
Tesco chief operating officer Tony Hoggett discusses how the grocer has ramped up its online capacity, the overhaul it has made to store operations and the importance of its company culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Vulnerable customers ‘struggling’ to get food
The government has been urged to improve the coordination of food deliveries to vulnerable people across the UK amid warnings that thousands are being underserved during lockdown.
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NewsAmazon executive quits over coronavirus protest sackings
A senior Amazon executive has quit over the etail titan’s treatment of staff who protested against a lack of coronavirus safety measures in its warehouses.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spar International is thinking like a marketplace amid coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Amazon sales rocket during coronavirus crisis, but at what cost?
Online titan Amazon posted quarterly figures that showed both the agility of its response to demand during the coronavirus pandemic and the massive cost – in dollars and perhaps reputation – that accompanied that.
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AnalysisLockdown boom: Five retailers given a boost by housebound shoppers
Although coronavirus is hitting most non-food retailers hard, some businesses have been given a boost by the lockdown. Retail Week looks at some of those winning right now.
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NewsAmazon 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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OpinionAjaz Ahmed: There are no queues on Google – why are there on retail websites?
Your office is now empty and meetings are being held using video conferencing tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts.
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NewsThe Hut Group to launch ‘THG Air’ to bolster international operations
The Hut Group has bought two cargo planes with plans to launch an air freight service later this year to better facilitate its global distribution networks.
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NewsTK Maxx restarts online trading with ‘significant’ safety measures
Discount variety retailer TK Maxx has relaunched its online business more than two weeks after it stopped taking orders having made “significant changes” to operate safely.
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AnalysisDispatch: Russia’s Wildberries on the coronavirus online shopping boom
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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AnalysisCoronavirus: Next’s Lord Wolfson on cash, customers and trading safely
As fashion bellwether Next reports a “faster and steeper” fall in sales in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak than expected, how is the retailer adapting to tough conditions afflicting the whole industry?
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NewsDixons Carphone hails strength of online channel as it cancels dividend
Dixons Carphone has said its ecommerce channels in the UK and Ireland have recovered around two-thirds of sales lost to store closures as it cancelled its full-year dividend for shareholders.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How home and DIY retailers can nail lockdown challenges
As government regulations keep the UK housebound, many consumers have taken the opportunity to use their extra time and extra cash to improve their lockdown locations, giving the home and DIY sector a boost
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NewsCoronavirus: Online grocery shopping to receive huge boost this year due to lockdown
As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic online grocery shopping is expected to grow by more than 30%, according to new research.
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NewsOcado opens first Sobeys warehouse as online grocery demand soars
Ocado has opened its first automated warehouse in North America as the online grocer-cum-technology provider presses ahead with progress on its overseas partnerships.
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OpinionDispatch: How China’s JD.com shored up its supply chain during coronavirus
As the coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, we bring you regular dispatches from international retailers, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.