All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 79
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NewsJohn Lewis online sales soar as home renovations and skincare products fly
Despite the easing of restrictions over the course of the year, the pandemic’s lasting impact was reflected in consumers’ choices with sales of home office and exercise equipment, as well as garden furniture, soaring.
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Retail VoiceFive steps retailers must take to meet the new payments landscape
Having surveyed more than 1,000 consumers to uncover how they want to pay, Ecommpay’s enterprise sales manager Mark Skehill reveals the topline findings
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Opinion‘Beighton put Asos on US retail stage – his successor must take it to Broadway’
Today’s shock departure of Asos chief executive Nick Beighton brings the curtain down on a 12-year career at the retailer.
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Opinion‘Why sell Selfridges when department stores are having such a hard time?’
Former Selfridges chief executive Peter Williams ruminates on the iconic department store’s potential sale and makes a special plea to its owner the Weston family.
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Retail VoiceFuture of retail: Hyper convenience, connectivity and personalisation
As we move into the final quarter of 2021 trading, how should retailers be optimising their strategies for the year ahead and where should they be hedging their bets? Yahoo’s Warren Mills gives his take.
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InterviewInterview: Matt Moulding – Pandemic year was ‘time to prove what you believe in’
Matt Moulding talks about THG’s landmark year – from donating £100m of his shares to a charitable foundation to landing that Softbank joint venture deal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Ken Murphy believes Tesco will thrive in its ‘next chapter’
Alongside a bumper set of results, Tesco boss Ken Murphy set out his stall for post-pandemic growth. Retail Week analyses his new strategic priorities.
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NewsHotel Chocolat reports soaring sales as online strategy pays off
Hotel Chocolat has reported profit before tax ahead of market expectations and rising sales as its online capital investment strategy helped insulate it from rolling store closures.
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NewsGreggs upgrades profit expectations as sales jump
Food-to-go specialist Greggs has upgraded its full-year outcome as both in-store and online sales jumped in the third quarter despite ongoing supply chain issues.
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Retail VoiceBrewDog, Sweaty Betty and John Lewis on creating stand-out human CRM strategies
While they may be an unlikely trio with very different strategies, Inkpact chief executive Charlotte Pearce reflects on what these UK retailers have in common – and what can be learned from their approaches.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils first new Jaeger collection since acquiring brand
The first Jaeger collection since the brand’s acquisition by Marks & Spencer will go on sale this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The solutions retailers are putting in place to navigate the supply chain crisis
A shortage of HGV drivers, increased Brexit red tape, not enough warehouse staff, high freight costs and a shortage of food-grade CO2. It feels that, from week to week, the supply chain issues facing UK retail have only piled up further, posing big questions for the industry.
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Retail VoiceFive retail fraud stats online merchants need to know
Fraudulent activity is on the rise and retailers are bearing the brunt. Sift’s Jane Lee shares the scale of the problem and the actions businesses can take to mitigate the risks
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OpinionMove of the Week: Feather’s return to retail is a boon for Very and the industry
Robbie Feather’s next executive role could hardly be more different from his last.
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AnalysisThe Great Innovation Race – how Deliveroo, Asos, Burberry and Sainsbury’s are driving agility
Learn where leading brands are investing now to drive innovation across customer experience and supply chain in our new report.
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NewsDeliveroo targets rapid grocery market with launch of Hop with Morrisons
Deliveroo has waded into the growing rapid grocery delivery market with the launch of the Hop service with supermarket chain Morrisons.
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NewsBoohoo revenues rise but profits fall as market share in UK and US doubles
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo has seen its profits and sales soar compared to pre-pandemic levels, as its market share in both the UK and the US doubled.
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NewsNext upgrades outlook as profits and sales soar beyond pre-pandemic levels
Next has reported significant increases in both full-price sales and profit before tax compared with 2019 levels and has upgraded its full-year profit guidance.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: ‘Physical vs online is not the conversation any more – next stop, hybrid retailing’
There’s no doubt about it, the world has moved on and as we make it through to the other side there’s a new dawn for retail.