All Online retail & ecommerce articles – Page 83
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AnalysisTech 100: The global leaders disrupting digital commerce as we know it
Retail Week has unveiled its annual index of the top 100 tech leaders influencing retail.
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Opinion‘It’s the power of imagination that makes technology deliver brilliantly for customers’
Retailers are still just scratching the surface when it comes to leveraging tech for the benefit of the consumer, writes Danny Emmett, chief operating officer of AO.com.
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Opinion‘Amazon’s Christmas costs warning is bad news – not good – for rivals’
Amazon’s update last week showed that it is not immune to the disruptive forces battering retail at present – but any smugness about the online Goliath’s challenges is missing the point.
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NewsTHG shares plummet to record low as BlackRock sells half its stake
THG’s largest institutional investor BlackRock has sold almost half of its shares as the online retailer faces ongoing concerns around its corporate governance and business model.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to roll out in-store opticians branches
Marks & Spencer is to take on health retail giants such as Boots and Specsavers by opening opticians branches across its estate.
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DataData: Fashion stores to lose £15bn in sales by 2025
Clothing stores across the UK will lose almost £15bn in sales between now and 2025, according to stark forecasts set out in a new report.
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AnalysisRetail Horizon: Frictionless sustainability, lean machines and digital-first – the trends that will shape retail in 2022
Retail Week has relaunched its subscriber-exclusive strategic toolkit, Retail Horizon, mapping out the winning strategies for businesses in 2022 and beyond. Retail Week research director Lisa Byfield-Green explores the key macroeconomic trends that will shape the sector in the coming year
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AnalysisRetail Horizon: Your exclusive strategic toolkit for the year ahead
Retail Week has relaunched its subscriber-exclusive strategic toolkit, Retail Horizon, mapping out the winning strategies for businesses in 2022 and beyond. Retail Week research director Lisa Byfield-Green explores the key macroeconomic trends that will shape the sector in the coming year
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DataData: Black Friday sales outlook bleak as discounts span whole month
Black Friday sales are likely to be down this year against strong comparables in 2020.
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NewsAmazon warns of soaring supply chain costs as profits halve
Amazon has posted a plunge in quarterly earnings and expects to bear vast costs as it confronts supply chain and labour shortage challenges.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Roberts reassures customers on Christmas availability
Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts has written to customers to assuage fears over the availability of traditional Christmas products this year.
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NewsTesco gears up for ultra-fast delivery with Gorillas partnership
Tesco has launched a pilot partnership with rapid delivery app Gorillas, offering customers groceries within 10 minutes, as it becomes the latest retailer to wade into the ultra-fast grocery space.
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NewsChancellor silence on online sales tax comes as blow to retail bosses
Retail chiefs were disappointed by the lack of decision on an online sales tax in yesterday’s Budget speech.
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NewsVirgin Wines posts first profit as public company as customer numbers soar
Following its IPO, Virgin Wines has recorded sales and profits growth, as more customers turned to shopping online.
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NewsFortnum & Mason CTO reveals progress of retailer’s digital transformation journey
Jon Weg has said the department store business wants to empower colleagues to “provide an even more exceptional level of service” supported by tech and data.
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AnalysisRetail 2022: 59 CEOs reveal strategy for the year ahead
Leaders from Gymshark, Currys, Pets at Home, Levi’s and Beauty Pie are among 59 chief executives that have spoken to Retail Week in-depth about their 2022 strategy as part of a major new report
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DataData: From potato milk to ‘climatarianism’- Waitrose unveils the biggest food trends of 2022
Waitrose & Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights the emergence of new dairy alternative products and even more climate-conscious consumers as some of the key trends in food for next year.
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NewsVery teams up with sportswear giants in drop shipping drive
Online retailer Very has struck stockless fulfilment deals with Adidas and Reebok which will provide customers with greater choice and faster, more flexible delivery options.