Online & Digital
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Dec- 2021 -17 December
Online retailers expected to send 95% more orders this week
Online stores are preparing themselves for the next 10 days of shipping, with retailers expected to send up to 95%…
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17 December
Matalan partners with The Hut Group in new digital drive
Matalan has partnered with THG Ingenuity in a bid to accelerate its digital drive and support “extensive” online growth, in…
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13 December
Online sales plummet in November
Online retail sales recorded their lowest ever growth in the month of November – falling by 19.8% Year-on-Year (YoY), according…
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2 December
Black Friday fails to boost November footfall
Footfall in UK retail destinations worsened slightly in November to -14.5% from 2019, from -13.4% in October, as Black Friday…
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1 December
Black Friday online sales fail to match 2020’s lockdown boost
With no lockdown yet enacted this autumn, online retail sales for Black Friday were down -14.3% year-on-year (YoY), according to…
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Nov- 2021 -23 November
Very Group sees quarterly profits rise to £13.5m
The Very Group has revealed its pre-tax profits for the 12-week period ending 2 October 2021 increased to £13.5m, up…
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18 November
Naked Wines returns to profit in half-year results
Naked Wines has seen its profits before tax hit £1.3m in the first half of 2022, up from a loss…
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17 November
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK from Jan 2022
Amazon has announced that from 19 January 2022 it will no longer accept Visa credit cards as a payment method…
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17 November
UK retailers suffer one cyberattack every 8 days
The UK’s retailing sector has experienced 44 cyberattacks in the last 12 months – roughly one every 8 days –…
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8 November
THG boss reveals regret over London IPO
THG founder Matthew Moulding has revealed he regrets the decision to float the company on the London Stock Exchange last…
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