All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 3
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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.
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NewsJD.com to launch express delivery in Europe to support Joybuy
Chinese retailer JD.com will introduce a dedicated express delivery service in Europe to support the launch of its new online retail business, Joybuy.
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AnalysisHow Vinted became the UK’s third-largest fashion retailer – and should the sector be worried?
While the days of walking into a store and walking back out again with a branded shopping bag are still very much present, more and more consumers are also scrolling through platforms such as Vinted to find what bargains they can snap up from last season’s collection.
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InterviewDunelm’s new CEO is settling in at the Home of Homes
Four months into her tenure, the chief executive of Dunelm Clo Moriarty has done more than just get her feet under the desk. She talks to Retail Week about why she’s “extremely confident in the future of the business”
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NewsDunelm hails ‘solid first half trading’ despite dip in profits
Homewares retailer Dunelm enjoyed “solid first half trading” despite profits dipping in what it called a “challenging environment”.
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Chart of the WeekChart: Vinted now has more customers in the UK than all but two fashion brands
Data from platform SpendMapper, shared exclusively with Retail Week, suggests that the secondhand trading platform had 17 million customers in 2025, with Next and Primark the only fashion brands with more